2008 Maxwell and Bednarik Award Watch LIst

PRESS RELEASE - June 30, 2008

Contact: Bob Clark
P.O. Box 1067
Roslyn, PA  19001
Phone (610) 277-8900
Fax (610) 277-2239
                              e-mail: bobclark@maxwellfootballclub.org

Maxwell Football Club President, Ron Jaworski today announced the 2008 Watch Lists for the 72nd Maxwell Award and the 14th Chuck Bednarik Award. Each list is comprised of seventy-five players who were selected based on their performance during the 2007 season.

The Maxwell Award has been presented to the outstanding collegiate football player in America since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert W. “Tiny” Maxwell. The Chuck Bednarik Award has been presented since 1995 and is named in honor of Chuck Bednarik, a former University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Eagle great. Mr. Bednarik is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame 69’ and the NFL Hall of Fame 67’.

Tim Tebow of the University of Florida was the recipient of the 71st Maxwell Award and Dan Connor of Penn State University was awarded the 13th Chuck Bednarik Award for their outstanding performance during the 2006 season. Tebow, the first sophomore to ever win the Maxwell Award, returns for his junior season with the Gators. Connor is now a member of the Carolina Panthers.

Semifinalists for the Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will be announced in early November and three finalists for each award will be announced November 25th. The winners of the 2008 Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show in December. The formal presentation of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala hosted by Harrah’s Entertainment Atlantic City on March 6, 2009.

The watch list candidates have been chosen by the Maxwell Football Club’s Selection Committee and the Maxwell Club reserves the right to make additions and subtractions to these lists as the 2008 season unfolds. All members of the Maxwell Football Club, NCAA Sports Information Directors, Head Coaches and selected national media are eligible to vote for these awards.

Any questions or requests for additional information can be directed to Maxwell Club Executive Director Bob Clark (bobclark@maxwellfootballclub.org) or to Maxwell Club Vice President of College Awards Mark Wolpert (mwolpert@maxwellfootballclub.org).