Sharrif Floyd Tabbed for All-Star Game

Sharrif Floyd Selected for All-Star Game

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U.S. ARMY

ALL-AMERICAN BOWL SELECTS

GEORGE

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUT

Sharrif Floyd

Earns Elite Status for 10th Anniversary Game

Philadelphia, PA (10/19/2009) –

Sharrif Floyd of George Washington High School, Philadelphia, PA, has been

selected to play in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl joining an elite

group of student-athletes. Those selected will play in the 10th Anniversary

game on Saturday, January 9, 2010, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

The annual classic East vs. West match-up will be televised live on NBC at

1:00 PM EST and will feature the nation’s top 90 high school football

players.

“Sharrif is a talented athlete whose exemplary

displays of leadership and teamwork have made him a standout at George

Washington High School,” said Col. Derik Crotts, Deputy Chief of Staff, G7,

U.S. Army Accessions Command. “The qualities necessary to succeed on the

football field, strength, dedication, leadership and teamwork, are the same

qualities mirrored in Army Strong Soldiers. We are proud to honor all of our

U.S. Army All-American Bowl players and congratulate them on their

selection.”

Floyd was selected by the U.S. Army All-American Bowl

Selection Committee, which consists of SportsLink’s network of regional

directors throughout the country, Rivals.com and Tom Lemming. U.S. Army

All-American players are eligible for the U.S. Army Player of the Year

Award, the Pete Dawkins MVP Award, the Walter Payton Trophy, honoring the student-athlete that best represents Payton’s athleticism, hard work and

ideals; and the Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard U.S. Army Awards which

recognize the two players who best epitomize the Army’s high standard of

excellence in community service, education and athletic distinction.

As a result of Sharrif Floyd being selected to the

U.S. Army All-American Bowl, his head coach Ron Cohen is invited to travel

to San Antonio and attend the U.S. Army Coaches Academy, an elite two-day

learning experience featuring NFL and NCAA coaches, as well as participate

in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl game-week activities.

For 10 years, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl has been

the nation’s premier high school football game, serving as the preeminent

launching pad for America’s future college and NFL stars. Adrian Peterson,

Reggie Bush, Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, and Terrelle Pryor all made their

national debuts as U.S. Army All-Americans. Last year the U.S. Army

All-American Bowl drew more than 32,000 fans to the game at the Alamodome

along with being the most watched sporting event on television over the

weekend, besides the NFL Playoffs. Last spring, eight alumni of the U.S.

Army All-American Bowl were selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

The U.S.

Army Accessions Command, headquartered at Ft. Monroe, Va., is charged with

providing integrated command and control of the recruiting and initial

military training for the Army's officer, warrant officer, and enlisted

forces. Designed to meet the human resource needs of the Army from first

handshake to first unit of assignment, the command transforms volunteers

into Soldiers and leaders for the Army.

For more

info on the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and its related events visit www.usarmyallamericanbowl.com & www.goarmy.com/events/aab . Sharrif and Staff Sergeant

Hickson at Washington for announcement. (first name was not provided -- sorry.)