Gridiron Club Announces College Football Award Recipients for 2003.Sports Editors/Education Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2003 Boston College Boston College, main campus at Chestnut Hill, Mass.; coeducational; Jesuit; est. and opened 1863. Actually a university, the school's Chestnut Hill campus comprises colleges of arts and sciences and business administration, the graduate school, and schools of nursing senior running back Derrick Knight (offense) and Harvard senior linebacker Dante Balestracci (defense), recipients of the 65th annual George "Bulger" Lowe Award, head an all-star roster of players, coaches and officials to be honored by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. at its annual Bob Whelan College Football Awards Banquet on January 9, 2004 at the Sheraton Needham Hotel. The full slate Any political party or faction that seeks to form a majority in a parliament or on a board of directors or other responsible body typically must run a full slate if only to demonstrate that they have the capacity to attract the talent to fill every position with some person, even if that : 65th Annual George "Bulger" Lowe Award: Best Offensive and Defensive Players in Divisions I-A/IAA Derrick Knight Boston College senior running back Rockland, MA Dante Balestracci Harvard senior linebacker New Bedford, MA 59th Annual Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award: Academic and Athletic Achievement Steve Fox Holy Cross senior offensive lineman Fairfax, VA Greg Wood Worcester State senior running back Bellingham, MA Eighth Annual Joseph P. Zabilski Award: Best Offensive and Defensive Players in Divisions II/III Tom Pierandri Trinity College senior running back Ridgefield, CT Mark Tilki Tufts senior defensive back Derby, CT John Baronian Award: Lifetime Contribution to Football Dan Allen Former Head Coach, Holy Cross and Boston University Head Coaches of the Year: Mark Whipple Massachusetts Div I-A/I-AA Mike DeLong Springfield College Div II/III Assistant Coach of the Year: Mike Kelleher Brown University Defensive Coordinator Joseph V. McKenney Award: College Football Official of the Year Brian Sullivan Atlantic 10 Belmont, MA "This has been a wonderful football season for New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. ," said Gridiron Club president Thomas Burke Thomas Burke may refer to:
Notes on this Year's Winners: Derrick Knight: Last year's Bulger Lowe winner and one of only four players in the 65-year history of the award to repeat - the others were Doug Flutie Douglas Richard "Doug" Flutie (born October 23, 1962) is a retired American football and Canadian football quarterback. Flutie played college football at Boston College, and played professionally in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, and United States Football and Mike Ruth (BC) and Gordie Lockbaum (Holy Cross)...Boston College's all-time leading ground gainer with 3,603 yards and third in the nation this past season...one of eight semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award Named after the SMU and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker, the Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990, honors the nation's top college football running back. This award is unique among college football awards in that it requires all candidates to be: n. 1. An amount or length measured in yards. 2. Cloth sold by the yard. Noun 1. in career. Dante Balestracci: The only player in the history of the Ivy League Ivy League Group of eight universities in the northeastern U.S., high in academic and social prestige, that are members of an athletic conference for intercollegiate gridiron football dating to the 1870s. to earn all-league, first team honors for four consecutive years...Harvard's leader in tackles (96), sacks (11), and tackles for losses (21) in 2003. He was a unanimous first-team All-Ivy League selection and a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award The Buck Buchanan Award is presented annually to the nation's outstanding Division I FCS (formerly Division I-AA) college football defensive player. When it was instituted in 1995, the Walter Payton Award, previously awarded to the top I-AA player, was restricted to offensive as the top defensive player in Division I-AA. Steve Fox Steve Fox may refer to:
Greg Wood: Worcester State's all-time leading rusher with 3002 yards in three seasons and 55 touchdowns...a Dean's List dean's list n. pl. deans' lists A list of students in a high school, college, or university who have attained high academic rank. student and member of the Academic All-District team chosen by COSIDA COSIDA College Sports Information Directors of America ...also the Lancers' all-time leading scorer...rushed for 914 yards and had 17 touchdowns this season despite missing two games due to injury...a member of the school's Student Athlete Advisory Council and volunteer teacher of reading to public school students. Tom Pierandri: Led Trinity to a record of 8-0 and finished his career as the school's second all-time leading rusher with 2,764 yards...carried for 1,079 yards this season and set Division III single game rushing mark with 304 yards on November 15...All-NESCAC and All-New England in 2003. Mark Tilki: Led the Tufts secondary with five interceptions including two returned for touchdowns in 2003... team had best pass defense in NESCAC NESCAC New England Small College Athletic Conference , yielding just 127 yards per game...finished his college career with a total of 99 tackles and 12 interceptions. Dan Allen: Just completed an eight-year stint as head coach at Holy Cross, where his overall record of 61-97 included a rebuilding of the Crusaders' program to its third-best win total ever, a 7-4 mark, in 2000. Dan had also served eight years at The Cross as top offensive assistant to coaches Mark Duffner and Rick Carter. As Boston University's head coach from 1990 to 1995, he rebuilt the Terriers' program and led them to their only unbeaten season ever, an 11-0 mark in 1993 after going 3-8 the previous year. Dan graduated from Hanover (Indiana) College and was an All-America honorable mention selection at linebacker. Mark Whipple: Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, led the Minutemen to a 10-2 regular season record, fifth place in the national rankings, and a berth in the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-AA playoffs. UMass' ten regular season wins set a school record. Mark just finished his sixth season as UMass head coach and sixteenth overall - he coached four years at Brown and six at New Haven. His 49 wins place him second to Vic Fusia on UMass' all-time victory list. Mike DeLong: Coached Springfield to a 10-0 record this past year, the first such season in 111 years of years of football at the school. The Pride were top ranked in NCAA Division III for 2003. Mike is Springfield's career victory leader with 112 wins. Under him the Pride have won five Freedom Conference titles. They have also led the country in rushing five times, including the past two seasons. Mike Kelleher: Just finished his third year as defensive coordinator at Brown. The youthful, rebuilding Bears won four of their last five games and were second in the Ivy League. In 2002, Brown's defense was second in the league; in 2001 they led the circuit in pass defense. Mike was a four-year starter on defense for Boston University from 1977-80; he began his coaching career at BU, serving nine years before moving on to Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. and Colgate before coming to Brown. Brian Sullivan: The Belmont resident works games in the Atlantic 10 Conference The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) is a college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard. It also has two member schools in Ohio: Dayton and Xavier, located in Dayton and Cincinnati, respectively. Another member, Saint Louis is located in St. and was selected by his peers on the Gridiron Club Coaches' Committee as the best official of the 2003 season. He is also a top-notch college hockey referee and a member of the Massachusetts State Police. About the Gridiron Club: Founded in 1932, the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston promotes the game of football at all levels and nurtures the ideals of citizenship, sportsmanship, leadership, and athletic and academic achievement. Through its annual dinners and golf tournament, the club carries on its tradition of honoring exemplary players, coaches and officials at all levels of the sport, and supporting worthy charitable causes, especially those that assist children. The Gridiron Club is steward of some of the most storied awards in American sport. The George H. "Bulger" Lowe Award, established in 1939 and awarded to New England's best college football player, is the country's second oldest accolade of its kind after the Heisman Trophy. The Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award The Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award is an American college football award given annually by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to "the player who by his conduct on and off the gridiron demonstrates a high esteem for the football code and exemplifies sportsmanship to an outstanding , inaugurated by the club in 1946, recognizes college football players who also distinguish themselves in the classroom. In 1977, the club assumed stewardship of the Walter Brown Award, the nation's oldest college hockey honor. For more information: Visit www.gridclubofgreaterboston.com or email info@gridclubofgreaterboston.com |
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