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发帖数: 668 | 1 HOUSTON - The Rotary Club of Houston today announced the four finalists for
the 2010 Rotary Lombardi
Award, presented annually since 1970 to the nation's top college football
lineman. The award honors the
memory of Vince Lombardi, legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers. The
Rotary Lombardi Award finalists
are:
Nick Fairley, Auburn, Defensive Line, 6-5, 298, Jr., Mobile, AL
Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson, Defensive End, 6-4, 275, Jr., Bamberg, SC
Adrian Clayborn, Iowa, Defensive End, 6-4, 285, Sr., St. Louis, MO
Jake Kirkpatrick, TCU, Center, 6-3, 305, Sr., Tyler, TX
All four finalists will come to Houston for two full days of activities,
including a Community Event at Cuney
Homes with the Houston Texans YMCA, Meet the Finalists Reception at City
Hall, Sports Media breakfast with
John Harris of 1560 The Game and John McClain of the Houston Chronicle and
Linemen's Private Reception at
the George R. Brown.
The winner will be announced at the Rotary Lombardi Award Presentation on
December 8, at the George R.
Brown. Guest speaker for the evening will be Rudy Ruettiger, inspiration for
the film "Rudy."
The Rotary Lombardi Award is a member of the National College Football
Awards Association (NCFAA). The
NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football
awards to protect, preserve and
enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game's predominant
awards. The NCFAA encourages
professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its
member awards and the selection of
their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association
's official website, ncfaa.org.
Founded in 1912, the Rotary Club of Houston, a service organization
comprised of professional and
community leaders, serves our community through its numerous public health,
youth, international and local
activities. Projects and events such as the Jesse H. Jones Rotary House
International, the Rotary Lombardi
Award. the Distinguished Citizens Award, Camp Enterprise, Polio eradication
and much more touch the lives
of our global community. |
