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DC TOUCHDOWN CLUB SCORES BIG: Awards Dinner draws capacity crowd to honor Beamer, othersWASHINGTON, D.C. — The DC Touchdown Club welcomed a capacity crowd of more than 250 and presented Virginia Tech Coach Frank Beamer with its Lifetime Achievement Award at its Awards Dinner on Friday night at Carmine’s. “I know how fortunate I’ve been getting to stay in one place for 26 years,” Beamer told the crowd that included former Washington Redskins players, former Timmie...
A new Touchdown Club for Washington
Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post’s DC Sports Bog writes about the emergence of the DC Touchdown Club. Full story with pictures can be found here on the Post’s website. Thirty-six years ago this month, a Sports Illustrated profile of awards dinners paid particular attention to the Touchdown Club of Washington, calling it “the granddaddy of all sports banquets.” That year’s...
Watch CareOne Services, Inc. pay off a veteran’s debt at the 2012 Military Bowl
CareOne founder Bernie Dancel was touched by the story of Staff Sergeant Andrew Landis’ ability to overcome adversity upon his return from deployment in Afghanistan and generously offers to pay off his debt this holiday season. The check was presented during the 2012 Military Bowl at RFK Stadium on Dec. 27. Watch his short story here. Read More →
Washington Post gallery from San Jose State’s 29-20 Military Bowl win over Bowling Green
Click here to view Washington Post photographer Jonathan Newton’s photo gallery from San Jose State’s 29-20 win over Bowling Green in the 2012 Military Bowl on Dec. 27 at RFK Stadium. Read More →
2012 Military Bowl postgame quotes
SAN JOSE STATE INTERIM HEAD COACH KENT BAER On SJSU’s second-half performance: “This whole season we’ve been a great second-half team and we were a great second-half team today. It seems like our kids really do a great job of listening at halftime and the coaches do an unbelievable job from the press box and the sideline about some of the adjustments we make, but it’s our players...
2012 Military Bowl postgame notes
Military Bowl Notes: The No. 24 San Jose State Spartans are the highest-ranked team to ever play in the Military Bowl. San Jose State junior quarterback David Fales, the 2012 Military Bowl MVP, set the bowl record for passing yards with 395. He also placed second in Military Bowl history in completions (33) and third in completion percentage (76.7%). Bowling Green’s John Pettigrew also...
