Minnesota Football Honors Show to Air Wednesday, May 12, at 5 P.M. CT on Bally Sports North
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – May 10, 2021 – The Minnesota Football Honors show, presented by the Minnesota Vikings, will air Wednesday, May 12, at 5 p.m. CT on Bally Sports North (formerly Fox Sports North).
Minnesota Football Honors will also re-air Friday, May 14, after the Twins-A’s game (starts at 7:10 p.m. CT) and the Twins Live Postgame show on Bally Sports North.
The Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation is hosting the show to honor this year’s high school, college and Minnesota Vikings award winners. The following athletes, coaches and Minnesota football figures are set to be honored during the broadcast:
Scholar-Athletes:
Rylan Behnke, Murray County Central County Central High School
Eli Fest, Heron Lake-Okabena High School
Aidan Kingsbury, Concordia Academy (Roseville)
Nick Marinaro, Benilde-St. Margaret’s
Garrison Solliday, St. Thomas Academy
Adam Tonsfeldt, Barnesville High School
Ryan Wilson, Elk River High School
Sam Valor, Monticello High School
Stacy Robinson Leadership Award:
Godmar Gach, Worthington High School
Demetrius Seay, Minneapolis South High School
Stein-Fallon College Scholar Athlete Award:
JD Ekowa, Minnesota State University Mankato
Division I Bobby Bell College Impact Player of the Year:
Mohamed Ibrahim, University of Minnesota
John Gagliardi Legacy Award:
Coach Ross Fortier, Minnesota State University Moorhead
Fred Zamberletti Award:
Doug Nelson, Burnsville High School
Sid Hartman Media Award:
Dave Lee, WCCO Radio
Bud Grant Distinguished Minnesotan Award:
Randall and Marianne McDaniel
Minnesota Football Honors Courage Award:
The Late Cap George and Family, Rosemount High School
Minnesota Football Honors Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention selections:
Connor Braaten, Cambridge-Isanti High School
Owen Edstrom, Cannon Falls High School
Blake Fox, Deer River High School
Nathan Fultz, Tracy Area High School
Ty Glaser, Hutchinson High School
Andrew Gotziaman, Minneapolis Washburn High School
Mason Greseth, Mayo High School
Tucker Hendrickson, Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
Tucker Holm, Hill City High School
Gavin Johnson, Mabel-Canton High School
Riley Kangas, Bethlehem Academy
Andrew Kunelius, Caledonia High School
Thomas Lais, Worthington High School
Aidan Lampe, Providence Academy
Reid Patterson, Lakeville South High School
Noah Rooney, Perham High School
Colby Sorensen, Eagan High School
Joseph Tilzer, Orono High School
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About the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation:
The Minnesota Chapter of The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame is a local nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote amateur football’s ability to develop leadership, sportsmanship, competitive spirit and academic excellence in Minnesota’s young people. The Minnesota Chapter recognizes legendary football icons, college football Hall of Famers and Minnesota’s top high school and college football scholar-athletes. For more information, visit www.nffmn.org, or Facebook (@MNFootballHonors) and Twitter (@NFFMN).
Contact:
Todd Fultz, President
MN Chapter of The National Football Foundation
Phone: (612)-325-5500
Media Contact:
Daniel House, Director of Media Relations and Content
MN Chapter of the National Football Foundation
daniel@nffmn.org