OUTLAND TROPHY AWARD DINNER

SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 10, 2013

Omaha, NE. (Nov. 21, 2012) - For the 16th consecutive year, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) has awarded Omaha the Outland Trophy Award Dinner presentation. This Year the Outland Trophy Award Dinner is proud to announce that Emcee Greg Sharpe (voice of the Huskers) is back for his 2nd year and the event will be held Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Downtown DoubleTree Hotel, Omaha, Nebraska.

The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards will be televised Thursday, Dec. 6, from 7-9 p.m. on ESPN, where this year's Outland Award winner will be announced. The finalists for this year are Luke Joeckel -Texas A&M offensive tackle, Jonathan Cooper -North Carolina guard & for the second year in a row, Barrett Jones -Alabama center. This year’s winner and his coach will be in attendance at the Dinner on January 10th.

The FWAA awarded the Outland Trophy Award Dinner to the Greater Omaha Sports Committee in 1997. Since that time the Sports Committee has presented the Outland Trophy to Aaron Taylor –NU (’97), Kris Farris –UCLA (’98), Chris Samuels –Alabama (’99), John Henderson –University of Tennessee (2000), Bryant McKinnie –University of Miami (2001), Rien Long –Washington State University (2002), Robert Gallery - University of Iowa (2003), Jammal Brown – University of Oklahoma (2004), Greg Eslinger - University of Minnesota (2005) - Joe Thomas, University of Wisconsin (2006), Glenn Dorsey, Louisiana State University (2007), Andre Smith, University of Alabama (2008), Ndamukong Suh, University of Nebraska (2009), Gabe Carimi, University of Wisconsin (2010), and last year to Barrett Jones from University of Alabama.

Since the Outland Trophy winners from 1946 through 1989, did not receive the authentic Outland Trophy, Downtown Rotary has presented Authentic Outland Trophies to the following past recipients: George Connor, Notre Dame, the first recipient (’46); Larry Jacobson, NU (’71); Rich Glover, NU (’72); Dave Rimington, NU, (’81-’82); Dean Steinkuhler, NU (’83); Mark May, University of Pittsburgh (’80); Chad Hennings, Air Force Academy (’87); Joe Steffy, West Point Military Academy (’47), Ron Yary, USC (’67), Bill Fischer, Notre Dame (’48), Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma (’75), J.D. Roberts, Oklahoma (’53), John Hicks, Ohio State (’73), Mike McGee, Duke ('59), last year to Bobby Bell, University of Minnesota ('62), and this year to Loyd Phillips from the University of Arkansas (’66).

Also appearing at the dinner for the 15th straight year will be the winners of Nebraska's football senior awards Tom Novak Trophy, given annually to the senior who “best exemplifies courage and determination despite all odds.” Guy Chamberlin Trophy, which goes to the senior “who has shown by his play on and off-field contributions to the betterment of the Nebraska football squad in the tradition of Guy Chamberlin” and Cletus Fischer Native Son Award, given annually by the coaches to the player who “best exemplifies good work ethic, competitiveness, leadership, pride and love of Nebraska”.

The Outland Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game’s predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association’s official website, www.NCFAA.org.

The Greater Omaha Sports Committee, founded in 1977, is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, consisting of more than 200 men and women from the City of Omaha and the State of Nebraska. The membership serves to communicate, develop, initiate and promote sports activities in the Greater Omaha sports area.

For Additional Information, Contact:

Bob Mancuso, Chairman * Outland Trophy Award Dinner

7015 Spring Street, Omaha, NE 68106-3518

(402) 346-8003 * Fax (402) 346-5412 * info@showofficeonline.com * www.showofficeonline.com