Weddle Named to AFCA Good Works Team

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Sept. 13, 2006

WACO, Texas --- University of Utah senior defensive back Eric Weddle has been selected to the 2006 American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team®.

The Southeastern Conference boasts four schools with student-athletes selected to the Good Works Team®, while St. Thomas earned its record ninth-straight selection in the college division. Nebraska fullback Dane Todd became the 11th Husker selected to the Good Works Team, which leads all schools, while Quentin Moses of Georgia became the 10th Bulldog selected. Kyle Steffes became North Dakota State's third selection on the college divisional 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.

"It never ceases to amaze me to see the contributions student-athletes make to their communities," AFCA Executive Director Grant Teaff said. "Often times, these young men are better known for the good things they do on the field. The AFCA is proud to recognize these student-athletes for the good things they do in their communities."

Criteria: 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.

Weddle's Good Works Team Bio:
Eric Weddle, DB, Senior, Utah: Tutors children with learning disabilities at three different elementary schools ... Plays with kids and talks to them about the importance of education and doing things right at Utah Youth Correctional Facility ... Makes visits to Utah Primary Children's Hospital ... Volunteers at the Utah Food Bank ... Reads to children at local recreation center ... Speaks and plays with children at numerous elementary schools, expressing the importance of education.

2006 AFCA Good Works Teams®Division I-AName        Cl. Pos.    School      Head Coach      HometownWilliam Brown   Jr. OL  S. Carolina Steve Spurrier  Booneville, N.C.Trent Edwards   Sr. QB  Stanford        Walt Harris Los Gatos, Calif.Jacob Gutierrez Jr. RB  Oklahoma        Bob Stoops  San Antonio, TexasJoel Howells    Sr. PK  Northwestern    Pat Fitzgerald  Sycamore, Ill.Bob Morton  Sr. OL  Notre Dame  Charlie Weis    McKinney, TexasQuentin Moses   Sr. DE  Georgia         Mark Richt  Athens, Ga.Tyler Palko Sr. QB  Pittsburgh  Dave Wannstedt  Imperial, Pa.Jacob Tamme Jr. TE  Kentucky        Rich Brooks Danville, Ky.Dane Todd       Sr. FB  Nebraska        Bill Callahan   Lincoln, Neb.Eric Weddle  Sr. DB  Utah        Kyle Whittingham    Alta Loma, Calif.James Wilhoit   Sr. PK  Tennessee       Phillip Fulmer  Hendersonville, Tenn.

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