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Oct. 24, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: Steve Richardson 972-713-6198 |
| Senior linebacker ties NCAA record with 6 sacks | |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN'S
ISMAIL
IS NAGURSKI NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK |
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DALLAS (FWAA) – Western Michigan linebacker Ameer Ismail has been named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week for games the week of Oct. 21.
With 11 sacks this season, Ismail is in range of the Mid-American Conference single-season record of 16 sacks. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy will be presented to the best defensive player in college football on Dec. 4 by the FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. The Football Writers Association of America, a non-profit organization founded in 1941, consists of more than 900 men and women across North America who cover college football for a living. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The FWAA works to govern areas that include game day operations, major awards, a national poll and its annual All-America team. The Charlotte Touchdown Club is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 for the purpose of promoting high school, collegiate, and professional football in the Charlotte, N.C. region. The club's activities and services focus community attention on the outstanding citizenship, scholarship, sportsmanship, and leadership of area athletes and coaches. For more information, contact John Rocco (704-347-2918 or jrocco@touchdownclub.com). The official website of the Charlotte Touchdown Club is www.touchdownclub.com. For more information on the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, contact FWAA executive director Steve Richardson (972-713-6198 or tiger@fwaa.com). 2006 Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Players of the Week |
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