Hansen Bowl presented by the Metropolitan NY Football Writers Association and USA College Sports, Inc. |
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AFCA Division III All-American First Team Quarterback Accepts Hansen Bowl invitation |
Wisconsin Oshkosh’s Nathan Wara, the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III First-Team All-American quarterback, has accepted an invitation to participate in the 2nd Annual Hansen Bowl, a four-day, three-night event that will take place in Virginia Beach, VA between February 15 – 18, 2013. Wara, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Player of the Year, has been selected the initial Jim Ballard Division III Quarterback of the Year that is sponsored by USA College Sports and will be presented on the eve of the Hansen Bowl at the USA Small College Football Awards Banquet in the Ballroom of the Virginia Beach – Norfolk Holiday Inn and Conference Center. Larry Kehres, the legendary head coach and Athletic Director of Mount Union, enthusiastically supported the creation of the award that is named after the Raiders Jim Ballard, the 1993 and original Gagliardi Trophy recipient who went on to a career in the NFL. |
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Hansen Bowl presented by the Metropolitan NY Football Writers Association and USA College Sports, Inc. |
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February 15 - 18, 2013 |
| VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- USA College Sports, Inc. and the Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau reached an agreement for the 2nd Annual Hansen Bowl to take place at the Beach Sportsplex over the Presidents Day Weekend. The four-day, three-night event for Division III senior All-American and All-Conference standouts with no eligibility remaining, will be a nationally delayed-broadcast game played Monday, February 18, 2013. It will be preceded the prior evening by the USA Small College Football All-American Banquet that will be hosted in the Virginia Beach - Norfolk Holiday In Hotel & Conference Center's Ballroom. |
| There will be sixty (60) of the top-rated Division III seniors on each of the two teams that are named the Pony Express and Riverboats. Invitations are first extended to those members of the Class of 2013 who have been chosen American Football Coaches Associaition (AFCA) Division III All-Americans and then Conference Players of the Year.Seniors who earn conference all-star accolades and/or recognized media organizations accolades during the season, are then added to the invitation process. The coaching staffs include legendary retired coaches who are members of the College Football Hall of Fame. Eligible candidates may click on the below link to expedite their acceptance process. |
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Legacy of Don Hansen |
Donald M. Hansen, 75, of Brookfield, IL, was born July 6th, 1935 and died Sunday, August 29th, 2010. He was a pioneer in covering small college football nd was recognized as the expert. He started and published “Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette.” He served on several Award Committees related to College Football; such as the NCAA Division II Hall of Fame Committee, Melberger Award Selection Committee,John Gagliardi Award selection committee, Rimington Trophy, and Sports Information Directors of America. He is listed in many Who’s Who marquees such as Who’s Who in America, The World and The Media. He published articles in several professional publications such as: USA Today, Sports Illustrated, and Football News. His polls and All-America teams have been published all over the Nation. The tradition of the original USA Football Classic and its successor, the Aztec Bowl, have been replaced by the Hansen Bowl as a final hurrah for outstanding Division III All-Stars participating in the four-day, three-night event. |
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January 16, 2012 |
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| West Virginia Wesleyan quarterback Adam Neugebauer was named the Craig Burroughs’ Most Valuable Player Award when he rallied the River Boats to a 14-9 victory over the Pony Express in the Hansen Bowl for small college senior all-stars in Virginia Beach, VA on January 16, 2012, Nuegebauer completed seven of 14 aerial attempts for 70 yards and was signed by the Green Bay Blizzard of the Indoor Football League (IFL) on June 7, 2012. Nick Hume of Cheney, who was the Hansen Bowl Defensive Player of the Game, also signed with the Blizzard the same day. |
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