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.)
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Published
March 5, 2026
Updated
March 5, 2026