New Haven Register (Sunday) (New Haven, CT)
WALTER CAMP WEEKEND
THURSDAY
Stay in School Rally at Floyd Little Athletic Center
More than 2,000 middle school students from Greater New Haven
FRIDAY
Alumni Brunch
Invitation only
Kickoff Party at One Forty Four, 9 p.m.
Opportunity to meet present and former All-Americans.
Tickets: $20 advance, $30 at door
SATURDAY
High School Breakfast of Champions
State championship teams, All-Connecticut team honored at The Omni, 8:30 a.m.
Tickets: $40 advance, $60 at door
52nd Annual Black Tie National Awards Dinner
At Lanman Center, Payne Whitney, Yale
Cocktail hour, 4:45 p..m; Dinner procession, 6 p.m.
Tickets: $300 (advance purchase only)
Note: Present and former All-Americans will make visits to area hospitals throughout the weekend. Those are closed to public. The annual All-America youth clinic is sold out.
Tickets and information: www.waltercamp.org
THE AWARD WINNERS
Player of the Year: Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama)
Coach of the Year: Nick Saban (Alabama)
Distinguished American: Archie Manning (Ole Miss)
Perseverance Award: Jake Olson (USC)
Alumni Award: Larry Fitzgerald (Pittsburgh)
Man of the Year: Mike Golic (Notre Dame)
Connecticut Player of the Year: Zach Allen (New Canaan/Boston College)
Joseph W. Kelly Award: Greenwich High School