RG3 Nominated to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
7/20/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
July 20, 2011
NORTHBROOK, Ill. - Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III is among 132 nominees for the 2011 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, announced by Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association.
The award recognizes the selfless contributions to volunteerism and community service made by college football student-athletes across the nation. This year marks the award's 20th season honoring players who stand out for their "good works" in the community.
RG3 has volunteered with Friends for Life, a Waco daycare for mentally-challenged adults and teens, and One Book One Waco, a community-wide reading program that encourages the pursuit of education and literacy.
Griffin III has also spoken to students at area schools including Midway High School, Groesbeck High School, Cedar Ridge Elementary School and Copperas Cove Junior High School.
Additionally, RG3 has volunteered with Special Olympics, Santa's Workshop and Food for Families. He's also spent time as a mentor to local high school students and a volunteer summer track coach. Griffin III also participated in a public service announcement for sickle cell anemia awareness and as a volunteer speaker at the 2011 NCAA National Convention.
A special voting panel consisting of former Good Works Team members and prominent college football media members will select two 11-player Good Works Teams - one comprised of players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and another representing players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III, and the NAIA. The 22 student-athletes named to the 2011 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team will be announced in late September.
ESPN.com, Allstate and the AFCA will re-launce the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team website featuring profiles and images of the final team members, as well as an opportunity for fans to vote for the team captain.
The 2011 voting panel includes: former Good Works Team members Alex Van Pelt (Pittsburgh, 1992 team), Zaid Abdul-Aleem (Duke, 1994), Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia, 1997, 1998), Grant Irons (Notre Dame, 1999), Brian Brenberg (St. Thomas, 2001), Mike Proman (Amherst, 2002); media members Lou Holtz (ESPN), Rece Davis (ESPN), Tom O'Toole (USA Today), Gary Shelton (St. Petersburg Times), Blair Kerkhoff (Kansas City Star); current AFCA President and Montana State University Head Coach Rob Ash; 1987 AFCA President LaVell Edwards, former head coach at BYU; and Allstate Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales Operations, Mark LaNeve.
In order to meet the criteria set forth by Allstate and the AFCA, each player must be actively involved and committed to working with a charitable organization, service group or community service while maintaining good academic standing.
