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Hull hooker Danny Houghton has beaten his club captain Gareth Ellis to the prestigious 2016 Steve Prescott Super League Man of Steel award. The 28-year-old Houghton, who provided the defining moment of Hulls historic Challenge Cup triumph at Wembley in August with a last-minute try-saving tackle, received almost twice as many votes as Ellis in a poll of Super League players. Danny Houghton makes a match-saving tackle on Warringtons Ben Currie in the Challenge Cup final Castlefords record-breaking winger Denny Solomona came third in the poll. I was taken aback when they announced my name. I couldnt stand up, Houghton said. I was shocked to be short-listed.No words can describe how I feel at beating Gareth Ellis. Its scary what he does for this club. Hes a freak, the best player Ive ever played with. Every time he pulls on that shirt for Hull FC, he raises the dressing room tenfold. Icant believe Ive beaten him to it, to be fair. Its something Ill always cherish. Hull FC coach Lee Radford, captain Gareth Ellis and Marc Sneyd after winning the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Final For the first time, the results of the poll have been made public and reveal that Houghton voted for Warrington captain Chris Hill while Ellis first choice was Wolves hooker Daryl Clark. Players are not allowed to vote for club-mates.Houghton, who is the first Hull player to win an award that was first presented in 1977, received the trophy at a gala dinner in Manchester, where his club boss Lee Radford was named coach of the year after guiding the Black Whites to Wembley glory and to within 80 minutes of the Grand Final and Hull were named Super League club of the year. Hullf FCs Lee Radford has been named Coach of the Year at the 2016 Man of Steel Awards. Wakefield winger Tom Johnstone was named young player of the year, ahead of Widnes second rower Matt Whitley and Wigan prop Ryan Sutton, while Houghton and Hill picked up awards for the most tackles and metres made in the season respectively. Wakefield Trinity Wildcats wing Tom Johnstone has been named Young Player of the Year at the 2016 Man of Steel Awards. Presentations were made to retiring players Gregory Mounis, Jamie Langley, Kirk Yeaman, Luke Dorn, Luke Robinson, Pat Richards, Paul Jackson, Paul Wood, Richard Mathers, Stephen Wild, Stuart Littler and Wayne Godwin, who all made over 200 Super League appearances. You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japan Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Wane: Past hurt spurs us on Smith: Composure will be key Rugby League on Sky Follow us @SkySportsRL Clearance Nike Free Running Shoes . Catch the game on TSN starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. Tampa Bay currently holds the last of the Atlantics three automatic bids to the playoffs, but the Maple Leafs are just one point behind. Wholesale Nike Free .C. -- Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith has been ruled out for Sundays game against the Atlanta Falcons. http://www.discountnikefree.com/.That is precisely what they got Sunday.The Ravens trailed at halftime and never built a comfortable lead against lowly Jacksonville, yet did just enough to squeeze out a 20-12 win to stay in the thick of the AFC playoff race. Nike Free Outlet . In five games last month, Billings led all scorers with 11 goals, 27 assists and 38 points as the Rock posted a 2-3 record. Cheap Nike Free For Sale .com) - Ryan Johansens creative moves and hometown appeal highlighted Team Folignos successful night at the NHL All- Star Skills Competition.EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has shed the walking boot on his sprained right foot, but hes not ready for practice. Coach Leslie Frazier says Peterson probably wont practice until Friday at the earliest. The Vikings host Philadelphia on Sunday, and Petersons status is in question. Frazier says hes more optimistic about backup Toby Gerharts condition, but he likely wont practice until Friday because of a hamstring injury.dddddddddddd At least the Vikings know wholl be giving the handoffs, even if theyre not sure wholl be taking them. Frazier named Matt Cassel the starting quarterback for a second straight week. Christian Ponder will be the backup. ' ' '