The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston president Steve Grogan announced that Boston College linebacker Mike McLaughlin (Woburn, MA) and Brown University wide receiver Buddy Farnham (Andover, MA) are recipients of the 71st annual George Bulger Lowe Award, New Englands Heisman Trophy and one of Americas oldest college football accolades.

The Bulger Lowe Award recognizes the New Englands best offensive and defensive players in the NCAA Bowl and Championship Divisions, formerly known as Divisions IA and IAA. McLaughlin and Farnham head an all-star slate of players, coaches and officials to be honored by club at its annual Bob Whelan College Football Awards Night on Thursday, January 14, 2010.

The club also announced that the winners of the 64th annual Nils V. Swede Nelson Award for exceptional achievement in sportsmanship, academics, and athletics, are linebacker Mark Herzlich (Wayne, PA) of Boston College in the Bowl/Championship divisions and defensive lineman Alex Rubino (Sparta, NJ) of Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Division II/III.

Other honors conferred that evening by the Gridiron Club will be:

The 14th annual Joe Zabilski Award, which recognizes the top players in Divisions II and III, to running back Jim Bower (South Paris, ME) of Maine Maritime Academy and defensive back Josh Mathieu (Fitchburg, MA) of Westfield State College .

Head Coach of the Year awards to Sean McDonnell of New Hampshire in the Bowl/Championship Divisions and E.J. Mills of Amherst College in Divisions II/III.

Assistant Coach of the Year awards to Hank Hughes, assistant head coach for defense at the University of Connecticut in the Bowl/Championship Divisions and Tom Dexter, defensive coordinator at Colby College , in Divisions II/III.

The Joseph V. McKenney Award for top collegiate football official to CAA Side Judge Christopher Smith (Belmont, MA.)

The John Baronian Award for Lifetime Contribution to Football to Robert Bo Lyons, who coached Northeastern University football for nine years after a stellar career as a player and assistant coach under Joe Zabilski.

In a release, the group noted that the Awards Dinner information will be held Thursday, January 14 at Burlington Marriott Hotel.

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.

Posted on December 15th, 2009 by admin
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