Manning Earns Good Works Honors

Sept. 18, 2002

WACO, Texas - Ole Miss quarterback Eli Manning has been selected to the 2002 American Football Coaches Associaiton (AFCA) Good Works Team, it was announced here Wednesday. Manning, a 6-5, 218-pound junior from New Orleans, La., is heavily involved in the CHAMPS Life Skills program at Ole Miss.

He is president of the University of Mississippi Chapter of the Best Buddies Program, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment. Manning has participated at the Christians With Cancer Camp at Camp Hopewell, and has visited patients at North Mississippi Regional Center and local senior citizens at extended care centers in Oxford, Miss.

"This latest recognition for Eli is most deserving," said Ole Miss head coach David Cutcliffe. "Eli continues to give back to our community in so many ways. Most of our student-athletes here at Ole Miss are active in the CHAMPS program, and we can see them making a difference in the lives of the Oxford and Lafayette County people."

The selection of Manning marked the fourth time in recent years that an Ole Miss player has been selected to the AFCA Good Works Team. Linebacker Walker Jones was selected in 1997, tailback Deuce McAllister was chosen in 1999, and quarterback Romaro Miller was picked in 2000.

Ten schools earned their first-ever selections to the AFCA Good Works Team. New Mexico State, Nevada-Las Vegas, Washington, Cornell (N.Y.), Massachusetts, St. Peter's, Saginaw Valley State, Amherst, Thomas More and Bethel (Kan.) had student-athletes named to the AFCA Good Works Team for the first time in the award's 11-year history. Nebraska earned a team-high eighth selection, while St. Thomas earned its record fifth-straight selection.

For the second time since its creation, the Good Works Team has a sibling connection. Eli Manning joins his brother Peyton, a 1997 selection. The Mannings also join Matt and Jon Stinchcomb as the only two brother combinations to be selected to the AFCA Good Works Team.

The two 11-man teams, a Division I-A team and a combined team from Divisions I-AA, II, III and the NAIA, honor players for their dedication and commitment to community service. From 1992-1996, the Good Works Team was selected by the College Football Association. When the CFA disbanded in 1997, the AFCA began selecting the teams.

"With all the time demands on today's student-athlete, it really speaks to the dedication these young men have to their communities that they spend their free time helping so many outstanding organizations and causes," AFCA Executive Director Grant Teaff said. "They don't do community service for recognition, but the AFCA is proud to honor them with a position on our Good Works Team."

Nominations were submitted to the AFCA by the college sports information departments. Nominees have to be actively involved and committed to working with a charitable organization, service group or involved in other community service activities.

Candidates have to display sincere concern and reliability, while also having made a favorable impression on the organizations with which they are involved. Athletic ability is not a criteria.

2002 AFCA Good Works Teams

Division I-A

Name Cl. Pos. School Head Coach Hometown (High School)

Lane Danielsen Jr. WR Iowa State Dan McCarney Dike, Iowa (Dike-New Hartford)

Antonio Hall Jr. OL Kentucky Guy Morriss Canton, Ohio (McKinley)

Troy Hassebroek Sr. RB Nebraska Frank Solich Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln)

Jason Johnson Sr. QB Arizona John Mackovic Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers)

Anthony Kelley Sr. LB Washington Rick Neuheisel Altadena, Calif, (Muir)

John Leonard Sr. QB Cincinnati Rick Minter Huntington Beach, Calif. (Mater Dei)

James MacPherson Sr. QB Wake Forest Jim Grobe Tucson, Ariz. (Mountain View)

Eli Manning Jr. QB Mississippi David Cutcliffe New Orleans, La. (Isadore Newman)

Brian Rimpf Jr. OL East Carolina Steve Logan Raleigh, N.C. (Leesville Road)

Tony Terrell Sr. OL UNLV John Robinson Lawndale, Calif. (Hawthorne)

P.J. Winston Sr. WR New Mexico State Tony Samuel Commerce, Texas (Commerce)

Player Bios for Division I-A Good Works Team

Lane Danielsen, WR, Junior, Iowa State: Has volunteered more than 65 hours of community service to at least nine Ames area charities in his three years with the Cyclones ... he has visited the children's cancer ward at the Mary Greeley Medical Center and made visits to schools on behalf of the DARE program ... has also volunteered his time to local Boy Scouts troops and the Ames Boys and Girls Club ... participated in a ride-along program with the Ames PD and the Shop-with-a-Cop program that benefits needy families around the holidays.

Antonio Hall, OL, Junior, Kentucky: Has spoken at schools and churches ... participated in Cat Tales reading program at area schools and is a frequent visitor to the UK Children's Hospital ... this past summer, he created and implemented the Complete College Experience, a program that gives middle-school aged students a chance to experience college life before they undergo the peer pressure and rigorous demands of high school.

Troy Hassebroek, RB, Senior, Nebraska: Currently the vice president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board at Nebraska after serving as a representative last year ... is a representative of the Nebraska Football Unity Council ... has volunteered for Meals on Wheels ... participates in Team Spirit hospital visitations ... created and implemented Trick or Treat Street "Halloween Fun Night," a program which each of Nebraska's 23 teams hosted a fun booth/game booth and interacted with at-risk youth from the community.

Jason Johnson, QB, Senior, Arizona: An active leader in Peer Athletic Leaders, a group that helps University of Arizona freshmen adjust to college ... helped organize Freshman A-Lympics, a night program of activities designed to help freshmen meet other freshmen and feel a part of the campus community ... participated in the "Adopt a Family" Thanksgiving Food Drive for the past three years ... served as a celebrity waiter at the American Cancer Society Dinner for the last two years ... participated in the "Race for a Cure" Cancer Walk.

Anthony Kelley, LB, Senior, Washington: Has been a frequent visitor to Seattle's Children's Hospital as a volunteer in the Huskies' community service program ... has served as a volunteer worker at Seattle-area soup kitchens during the Christmas holidays as a volunteer on the food line ... helped raise more than $25,000 to bring a dance troupe of 12 South African schoolgirls to Seattle for a summer tour and cultural exchange ... selected to speak at an academic convocation honoring Archbishop Desmond Mpilo TuTu.

John Leonard, Senior, QB, Cincinnati: Last year, he served as vice president of CPAWS (Committee to Promote Athlete Welfare and Success), the community service branch of the Bearcats Student Athlete Advisory Committee ... was the chairperson for Make a Difference Day, a day which athletic teams went to four inner city schools for a day to read to students ... has served dinners at the Drop Inn Center, a homeless shelter, and the Ronald McDonald House ... he also instituted the Adopt a Family for Christmas program.

James MacPherson, QB, Senior, Wake Forest: He participates in the Athletes Care Team (ACT) ... volunteered to be the student-athlete member of the Santa's Helpers Executive Board and asked to have a major responsibility in recruiting volunteers ... this past December the Santa's Helpers wrapped 2000 new gifts and Deacon student-athletes dressed as Santa Claus and delivered presents to almost 900 children ... MacPherson recruited more than 80 student-athletes, the most in the history of the program, and they delivered the presents in one day.

Eli Manning, QB, Junior, Mississippi: He is heavily involved in Ole Miss' CHAMPS Life Skills program ... is the president of the University of Mississippi Chapter of the Best Buddies Program, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment ... participated at the Christians With Cancer Camp at Camp Hopewell, visits patients at North Mississippi Regional Center and visits local senior citizens at extended care centers in Oxford.

Brian Rimpf, OL, Junior, East Carolina: He decided to donate nine hours of his time during the week to community service ... spends a good part of his time working with the Young Life program, a mission community committed to reaching adolescent youth ... also donates his time working Sportsworks Ministries ... is a frequent speaker to church youth groups and Boys & Girls Clubs ... also volunteers his time to a local juvenile detention center and the Cerebral Palsy Telethon.

Tony Terrell, OL, Senior, UNLV: He volunteered to be part of Project: Lady Rebels, a local campaign to raise awareness and game attendance for UNLV's women's basketball program ... also volunteered to be a spokesman for a new line of UNLV athletics merchandise, the sales of which benefit the summer school tuition program for all Rebel student-athletes. As a member of Rebels for a Cause, has participated in the Boys & Girls Club Day on campus, Career Day and Rebel Football Plays Santa.

P.J. Winston, WR, Senior, New Mexico State: He is involved with the NMSU New Student-Athlete Orientation Peer Educator ... worked with Developing Futures, a program in which NMSU football players met with fourth and fifth graders at a local elementary school who have already established criminal records ... together they did landscape work around the school and spent time just talking to the kids, sharing personal experiences about how and why they became student-athletes.

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