{"id":115355,"date":"2021-11-03T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=115355"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:23:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T17:23:02","slug":"ole-miss-mac-brown-named-wuerffel-trophy-semifinalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/ole-miss-mac-brown-named-wuerffel-trophy-semifinalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Ole Miss\u2019 Mac Brown Named Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Senior Punter Has Raised Over $140,000 for ALS Research<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For the second straight year, Ole Miss<\/strong> punter\u00a0Mac Brown<\/strong><\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0was named a semifinalist for\u00a0the\u00a0Wuerffel Trophy<\/strong>,\u00a0the organization announced Wednesday, November 3, 2021.
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The Wuerffel Trophy, known as “College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service,” is presented annually to the Football Bowl Subdivision player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement.
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Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy<\/strong> winning quarterback from the University of Florida<\/strong>, Danny Wuerffel<\/strong>, the Wuerffel Trophy exists to honor college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society, and inspire greater service in the world.
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When he was in seventh grade, Brown had a modest goal of raising $500 for a childhood friend’s dad who had been diagnosed with ALS. Along with a group of neighborhood friends, Brown started a lemonade stand, Awesome Lemonade Stand<\/strong>, in Eden Prairie, Minnesota<\/strong>, to help his friend’s family.
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10 years later, that $500 goal has ballooned to over $140,000 raised by Brown and his friends for ALS research. The Awesome Lemonade Stand is held on a late day in June and the 2021 fundraiser raised nearly $40,000 alone.
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Besides the Awesome Lemonade Stand, Brown has participated in many community service activities around the Oxford <\/strong>and Mississippi <\/strong>area including: Student-Athlete Advisory Council, Sweetheart for residents at The Blake in Oxford, Reading with the Rebels, Hope to Dream, Special Olympics, plus much more.
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Brown, the 2020-21 Brad Davis Community Service Leader of the Year, has averaged 46.3 yards per punt this season for the Rebels. Nine of Brown’s 23 punts went for more than 50 yards.
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The formal announcement of the 2021 recipient will be made on Dec. 9 on The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPN and the presentation of the 2021 Wuerffel Trophy will occur on February 25, 2022 at the 53rd All Sports Association Awards Banquet in Fort Walton Beach<\/strong>.
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Former Ole Miss linebacker D.T. Shackelford<\/strong> became the first Rebel <\/strong>to win the prestigious award when he took home Wuerffel honors in 2014.
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2021 WUERFFEL TROPHY SEMIFINALISTS<\/u><\/strong>
Mac Brown<\/a><\/dfn>, Ole Miss, senior, punter<\/strong><\/em>
Mike Caliendo, Western Michigan, senior, offensive line
Sean Clifford, Penn State, senior, quarterback
Nakobe Dean, Georgia, junior, linebacker
James Empey, BYU, junior, offensive line
Patrick Fields, Oklahoma, senior, defensive back
Mo Hasan, USC, senior, quarterback
Elijah Hicks, Cal, senior, defensive back
Brock Hoffman, Virginia Tech, junior, offensive line
Kekaula Kaniho, Boise State, senior, defensive back
Isaiah Sanders, Stanford, senior, quarterback
Austin Williams, Mississippi State, senior, wide receiver<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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#9 Ole Miss Football vs Auburn on October 30th, 2021 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, AL. Photo by Joshua McCoy\/Ole Miss Athletics <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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