Bethpage, N.Y. (December 8, 2011) - The Nassau County Sports Commission, sponsored by Briarcliffe College, has announced Dwayne Allen of Clemson as the 2011 John Mackey Award recipient. The Atlantic Coast conference junior recorded 48 receptions for 577 yards and eight touchdowns while leading fourteenth ranked Clemson to the 2012 Discover Orange Bowl. Allen becomes the first Clemson Tiger to capture the Mackey Award and participated in the live Mackey Award presentation on ESPNU at the Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show this evening.
2011 was a banner year for Dwayne Allen. In addition to the Mackey Award he was also named All-ACC and established new single season team records for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns by a Clemson tight end. Allen, who is well known for his blocking ability and receiving prowess, has totaled 91 receptions, 1,058 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns in his three year career with Clemson.
The John Mackey Award presented since 2000, lists ten NFL players as alumni: Dallas Clark ('01) of the 2006 Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts, two-time Super Bowl Champion Daniel Graham ('02) of the Tennessee Titans, Kellen Winslow II ('03) of the Tampa Bay Bucaneers, two-time Super Bowl Champion Heath Miller ('04) of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Marcedes Lewis ('05) of the Jacksonville Jaguars, 2008 Super Bowl champion Matt Spaeth ('06) of the Chicago Bears, Fred Davis ('07) of the Washington Redskins, Chase Coffman ('08) of the Cincinnati Bengals, Aaron Hernandez ('09) of the New England Patriots and the 2010 John Mackey Award recipient D.J. Williams of the Green Bay Packers.
The John Mackey Award is given to the collegiate tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, academics, and community values of NFL Hall of Fame Tight End John Mackey. The 2011 John Mackey Award recipient was determined by confidential balloting of the John Mackey Selection Committee.
Please visit www.johnmackeyaward.org for all Mackey Award related information including the John Mackey Selection Committee, the selection process and award criteria, information on all past award recipients and a high resolution image of the award trophy available for download. The Nassau County Sports Commission, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization sponsored by Briarcliffe College is responsible for the administration of the John Mackey Award and the John Mackey Award Selection Committee. For additional information, please visit www.nassausports.org.
The John Mackey 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,
www.ncfaa.org. The Home Depot College Football Awards Show at 9 p.m. EST on ESPN is hosted by ESPN's Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard and Erin Andrews - will originate from the Atlantic Dance Hall at Disney's BoardWalk at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The show will feature the live presentation of the NCFAA (National College Football Awards Association) Contribution to College Football Award; The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award; The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team; the Disney Spirit Award; and student-athletes selected to the Walter Camp All-America Team. Fans can visit the show's dedicated Web site at www.espncollegefootballawards.com to find the latest college football awards news, including show details, previous winners, fan voting, a photo gallery and video highlights.
All Time John Mackey Award Recipients
