REGINALD YOUNGBLOOD SELECTED AS 2005 U.S. ARMY ALL-AMERICAN
HOUSTON, TEXAS --- As a result of being one of the top high school football players in the nation, Reginald Youngblood of Houston, Texas has been named a 2005 U.S. Army All-American. Youngblood will join a stand-out list of athletes playing in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Saturday, January 15, 2005 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. This classic east vs. west match-up will be televised live on NBC at 12:00 p.m. (CST) and will feature the best 78 high school football student-athletes in the country.
“It is a great pleasure to have this fine young man selected to represent his school and community as a U.S. Army All-American,” said Colonel Thomas Nickerson, Director of Strategic Outreach for the U.S. Army Accessions Command. “He has proven himself to be a superior athlete and I know he will add an exciting dimension to January’s game.
Our slogan, ‘An Army of One,’ recognizes the value of individual talents toward achieving team goals, and his talents make him a strong addition to this All-American team, Nickerson added. This game will highlight his skills for a national audience, and the Army is pleased to provide this opportunity to him and all the U.S. Army All-Americans.”
Youngblood is a standout offensive lineman at Booker T. Washington High School and was one of 400 players nominated nationally and one of 78 selected to participate by Tom Lemming, a well-respected evaluator of prep football talent and contributor to ESPN Sports and USA Today.
“He proves to be a remarkable athlete with unusual quickness, balance and aggressiveness. Never takes a play off, is super strong at the point of attack, shows outstanding mobility, can change direction well and can make adjustments while on the run. Just a super talented OT who could wind up playing either OT or OG in college. I rank him as the #1 OL prospect in the state of Texas. This kind of attitude will take him a long way and I believe that means the NFL in four years., “ Lemming said.
As a U.S. Army All-American Youngblood also has the potential to be named a finalist for the Ball Park National High School Player of the Year Award honoring the nation’s best prep football player at the 2005 U.S. Army All-American Awards Dinner on January 14, 2005 in San Antonio. The Ken “The Sugarland Express” Hall Trophy, is the equivalent of the high school Heisman Trophy and is named after record setting running back Ken Hall of Sugarland, Texas.
“We’re excited about our sponsorship of such a worthwhile award,” said Deborah Sabo, director of marketing for Ball Park. “This honor rewards the core principles within high school football that we have here at Ball Park – excellence and quality.”
Also given out at the U.S. Army All-American Awards Dinner will be the Myoplex Speed and Strength Athlete of the Year Award. This first-year award will be bestowed upon the nation’s fastest, strongest and most dedicated high school football player. The Trophy presented to the winner will be set in the likeness of NFL great, Walter Payton.
“Speed and strength are the keys to success on the field,” said Heather Fitzgerald, marketing director for Myoplex. “And the keys to developing speed and strength are hard work in the gym and proper nutrition. We’ve helped elite NFL players improve their nutrition for more than a decade. With this award, we hope to show the nation’s top high school football players the role proper nutrition plays in reaching their goals.”
The winning team of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl will receive the Herman Boone Trophy named after the legendary Virginia high school football coach who was immortalized in the Disney feature film, Remember the Titans. Also, the game MVP will receive the Pete Dawkins MVP Trophy named after the 1958 Heisman Trophy winner.
JAMAAL CHARLES SELECTED AS 2005 U.S. ARMY ALL-AMERICAN
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS (September 1, 2004) --- As a result of being one of the top high school football players in the nation, Jamaal Charles of Port Arthur, Texas has been named a 2005 U.S. Army All-American. Charles will join a stand-out list of athletes playing in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl on Saturday, January 15, 2005 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. This classic east vs. west match-up will be televised live on NBC at 12:00 p.m. (CST) and will feature the best 78 high school football student-athletes in the country.
“It is a great pleasure to have this fine young man selected to represent his school and community as a U.S. Army All-American,” said Colonel Thomas Nickerson, Director of Strategic Outreach for the U.S. Army Accessions Command. “He has proven himself to be a superior athlete and I know he will add an exciting dimension to January’s game.
Our slogan, ‘An Army of One,’ recognizes the value of individual talents toward achieving team goals, and his talents make him a strong addition to this All-American team, Nickerson added. This game will highlight his skills for a national audience, and the Army is pleased to provide this opportunity to him and all the U.S. Army All-Americans.”
Charles is a standout running back at Port Arthur Memorial High School and was one of 400 players nominated nationally and one of 78 selected to participate by Tom Lemming, a well-respected evaluator of prep football talent and contributor to ESPN Sports and USA Today.
“The #1 RB prospect in the state of Texas, Jamaal has the size, blazing speed, moves and vision to become a difference maker at the college level. He shows the ability to see the whole field, he shows a good burst through the line, good cutback ability and can explode to the outside. He also shows good change of direction skills and vision. Another thing I liked about Jamaal on film is that he runs hard at all times and his combination of size and speed is very rare., “ Lemming said.