Sean Lee

Sean Lee
College	Penn State
Conference	Big Ten
Sport	Football
Position	Linebacker
Jersey #	45
Class	Junior
Career	2005 – present
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	232 lb (105 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	July 22, 1986 (1986-07-22) (age 21) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
High school	Upper St. Clair High School, Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania
Awards
• Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, 9/4/07
Honors
2007 Alamo Bowl Defensive MVP
Bowl games

Sean Patrick Lee (born July 22, 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a linebacker and 2008 team captain ^[1] for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Born on July 22, 1986, Lee has been the outside linebacker for Coach Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions for two consecutive seasons. He is the son of Craig and Geralyn Lee of Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania. Lee's older brother Conor is the placekicker for the University of Pittsburgh, and his sister Alexandra is a student athlete at Upper St. Clair High School. Sean is also a grandson of Federal Judge Donald J. Lee of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Lee suffered a possible season-ending injury during practice in April. He tore a ligament in his right knee.^[2]

[edit] Awards

Sean Lee received the following awards

Third-team Athlon Sports pre-season All-Big Ten ^[3]
Second-team Sporting News pre-season All-Big Ten Six Nittany Lions Named To The Sporting News’ All-Big Ten Team
He was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the week after his effort in the Florida International Game on September 1, 2007.
He was named Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Week with Ohio State's James Laurenitis following his efforts in the Purdue game on November 3, 2007