Els named finalists for U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame award
CANTON – The U.S. Army and the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 20 high-school athlete finalists for the U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence and included on the list is Lydia Els from River View High School.
The program highlights the achievements of student-athletes across the country.
The Award for Excellence program, which is open to all sophomore, junior and senior level high school athletes in the United States, focuses on athletic achievement combined with excellence in academics and community engagement.
The 20 finalists for the Award for Excellence will be recognized with a formal ceremony at their schools this spring.
Each of U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence finalists will be honored in Canton during the 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend. The finalists and one guest will be hosted at a special luncheon on the afternoon of the enshrinement on Saturday, Aug. 8 in the Hall of Fame’s Event Center. The 2015 Award for Excellence winner will be announced at the event.
All 20 finalists and guests will attend the 2015 enshrinement ceremony that evening at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. The Class of 2015 – Jerome Bettis, Tim Brown, Charles Haley, Bill Polian, Junior Seau, Will Shields, Mick Tingelhoff and Ron Wolf – will be formally enshrined during the emotional ceremony that is televised nationally on ESPN and NFL Network. The finalists and winner will receive special national recognition during the telecast. The weekend celebration will be capped off when the Award for Excellence finalists and their guests attend the NFL’s preseason opener. The Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers battle in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, Aug. 9. The preseason classic is televised on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.
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