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Anthony Balthazor, a four year football letter winner, graduated from Knox in 2003. He was a three time First Team All-Midwest Conference (MWC) Linebacker (2000-02) and a three time Knox College defensive player of the year. He is the only Knox football player to ever receive both of these awards three times in a career. According to Head Football Coach Andy Gibbons, "Anthony was probably the best leader I have coached and was able to inspire his teammates to get better. He almost willed our team to a winning season in 2002.

He was simply an incredible football player." Anthony holds a number of Knox records, as well as ranking in the Top Ten in a number of categories in the MWC. At Knox, he currently ranks first for All-time Career Tackles for a Loss with 55; first with Tackles in a Season with 123 during 2000, his first-year at Knox; and second in Career Tackles with 320 (he was first until 2007).

Over his entire career, Anthony averaged an impressive 11.03 tackles per game. Anthony's stats do not end with Knox, as he is ranked in the MWC All-Time Top Ten in Career Tackles, Career Tackles for a Loss, Tackles in a Season, and Individual Tackles for a Loss in a Season. After his first season of collegiate football, Anthony was named to the Freshman All-American Team Defensive First Team and was chosen as the Knox College Defensive MVP. As a sophomore, he was chosen as the Knox College Defensive Co-MVP and was elected to be a team captain for his junior year.

In addition to serving as a team captain during his junior season, he was once again named the Knox College Defensive MVP and was named to the 3rd Team All-West Region for Don Hansen's Football Gazette. In his final season, 2003, he again served as a team captain and was the recipient of the Harley Knosher/Country Companies Male Athlete of the Year Award and the Jeff Sandburg Mental Toughness Award.