FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – October 13, 2021 – Teton Saltes, the 2020 Wuerffel Trophy recipient, will finally receive his hardware. Unable to attend the award’s normal festivities in February due to CoVid restrictions, Saltes and Danny Wuerffel shared a virtual acceptance earlier this year. But this weekend, Wuerffel will be traveling to Albuquerque to personally …
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 93 players receive consideration for award honoring college football’s top community servant FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – July 29, 2021 – The Wuerffel Trophy, College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service, today announced its watch list of 93 players from college football’s Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy …
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By: Spencer Aber – jetswire.usatoday.com The Jets only drafted one offensive lineman, but they signed four as undrafted free agents. New Mexico’s Teton Saltes was one of them. He played in 28 games for the Lobos, primarily at right tackle. Saltes recorded a 96.7 percent and 97.7 percent pass-blocking efficiency rating in his sophomore and …
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Teton Saltes signs as a free agent with the New York Jets By Kevin Abourezk – Indianz.Com The unlikely journey for the Jets’ latest recruit started as an afterthought. Like so many young Native men, Teton Saltes loved basketball, but he also knew he needed to stay busy, stay fit. So during his junior …
The National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) has announced the 2021 Watch List release dates for its members. The ten weekdays of announcements begins on Monday, July 19th, and concludes on Friday, July 30th. The Wuerffel Trophy’s list will be announced at 1:00 pm EDT on Thursday, July 29th. The NCFAA encompasses the most prestigious …
2020 Wuerffel Trophy recipient impresses NFL Scouts in attendance By: Van Tate, KRQU.com ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – University of New Mexico Football held their annual Pro Day on Thursday afternoon. Five NFL scouts were in attendance as the Los Angeles Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, and Arizona Cardinals all sent out representatives from their organizations. …
The 16th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given to the most outstanding role models among athletes, has announced the professional, collegiate, and high school honorees for its 2021 award ceremony, which will be held on April 29 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. 1996 Heisman Trophy winner and philanthropist Danny …
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NICEVILLE, Fla. – The Wuerffel Trophy was proud to be represented again this year at the All Sports Association’s festivities. 2009 Wuerffel Trophy recipient, Tim Hiller, delivered the keynote address to the middle and high school students at the annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Breakfast on February 20. Later that evening, 2020 recipient Teton Saltes …
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By: Jimmy Williams, NFLDraftDiamonds.com Name: Teton Saltes Height: 6’5” Weight: 305 Position: OT College: University of New Mexico Twitter: Beast__Mobile Instagram: beast_mobile 2020 Wuerffel Trophy Recipient 2019 Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist 2020 Outland Trophy Watch List 2020 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Captain 2-time All-Mountain West Honorable Mention 2-time All-Mountain West Academic Talk about your experience …
Although it may not actually be”The Hiller” that you would have expected One of the more memorable moments each year during the gathering of Wuerffel Trophy recipients and guests is the presentation of the annual “Smith Cup.” The award, named after 2007 Wuerffel Trophy recipient Paul Smith of the University of Tulsa, is a time-honored …