UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Maxwell Football Club President Ron Jaworski has announced that the 2012 senior members of the Penn State football team will be honored as winners of the Club’s Thomas Brookshier Spirit Award in recognition of their commitment, leadership and outstanding effort during this season.
Penn State completed the 2012 season, its first under Coach Bill O’Brien, with an 8-4 record, winning eight of its final 10 games. The Nittany Lions were 6-2 in Big Ten Conference play, with the only setbacks coming to division winners Ohio State and Nebraska. Under O’Brien, the Big Ten-Dave McClain Coach of the Year, Penn State finished the season by defeating eventual Big Ten champion Wisconsin, 24-21 in overtime, on Senior Day.
“The senior leaders at Penn State demonstrated incredible commitment, character and effort during the past year, and what they accomplished on the field this fall is just astonishing," Jaworski said. “With the difficult circumstances surrounding the program it would have been easy for many of these players to look for a different situation to finish their college careers. But they chose to stay and support their teammates, coaches and university. The spirit and courage demonstrated in their actions is worthy of recognition with the Thomas Brookshier Spirit Award. They are a very special group of young men.”
The Thomas Brookshier Spirit Award will be presented as part of the 76th Maxwell Football Club (MFC) National Awards Gala, which will be held at the Harrah’s Atlantic City Resort on March 1. Other awards presented at the event include The Maxwell Award, The Chuck Bednarik Award, The MFC Collegiate Coach of the Year Award, The Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award, The MFC Tri-State Player of the Year Award and the MFC Tri-State Coach of the Year Award. The Maxwell Football Club will announce the winners of its high school and professional awards in January.
The event is open to the public and tickets can be purchased on the Maxwell Football Club website at https://maxwellfootballclub.org/event-tickets/maxwell-football-club-national-awards-dinner or by calling 215-643-3833.