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The 14th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Scholarships Recipients and Finalists for school year 2020-2021

May 12, 2021

Ms. Shemetria Risper of Westside High School and Mr. Andrew Correa of First Presbyterian Day School have been named as the two recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year. These two recipients will also each receive $500 to donate to the charitable organization of their choice. Coach Vince Dooley and the GHSA Executive…

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Danny Wuerffel

Danny Wuerffel – 2021 Professional Recipient of the Wooden Citizenship Cup Award

May 3, 2021

In 1996, Danny won the coveted Heisman Trophy Award while playing football at the University of Florida. As quarterback, he led the Gators to four SEC Championships and UF’s first National Football Championship under the leadership of legendary coach Steve Spurrier. Wuerffel set 17 NCAA and UF records, won the Maxwell and Davey O’Brien Awards…

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Live-Stream VIP conversation with Coach Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel

April 27, 2021

Live stream event with Heisman Trophy Winners Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel, Thursday April 29th at 5pm EDT from the College Gameday Theatre at the College Football Hall of Fame Live-Stream The Event

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Listen to the 2021 Wooden Cup preview podcast

February 22, 2021
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Danny Wuerffel, High School, and Collegiate Athletes to be recognized April 29, 2021 at 16th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Awards

December 19, 2020

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, to be held April 29 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.  Heisman Trophy winner and philanthropist Danny Wuerffel will be…

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The 13th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Scholarships plus Recipients and Finalists for school year 2019-2020

March 30, 2020

Ms. Sovi Wellons of The Heritage School with Mr. Quinn Harron of Marist School have been named as the two recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year. These two recipients will also each receive $500 to donate to the charitable organization of their choice. Wellons and Harron were selected from Finalists listed below.…

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Collegiate Athletes to be recognized at 16th Annual Wooden Citizenship Cup Awards

January 16, 2020

The 16th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given to the most outstanding role models among athletes, has announced collegiate honorees for its 2020 award ceremony to be held in Atlanta at a date to be announced. Bob Ryan, the famed sportswriter for the Boston Globe and analyst for ESPN, will serve as the…

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The NIAAA and ABW salute 2020 Wooden Cup high school athlete recipients

January 6, 2020

Athletes for a Better World (ABW) and The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) have formed a partnership to annually recognize one male and one female national NIAAA scholarship winner as automatic recipients of the prestigious Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup.  These two high school athletes will join one collegiate and one professional recipient each year…

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The 12th Annual Vincent J. Dooley Awards & Scholarships Recipients for school year 2018-2019

May 13, 2019

Karsen Ochs of First Presbyterian Day School and William McKinley Thompson III of Stratford Academy were named as the recipients of the four-year scholarship of $1000 per year by legendary Coach Vince Dooley on May 11, 2019 at a ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.  The two scholarship recipients will…

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Stewart Cink, High School and Collegiate Athletes Honored at 15th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Awards

April 30, 2019

Steward Cink, former British Open Champion and five-time U.S. Ryder Cup team member, received the 15th Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup along with collegiate and high school division athletes at a banquet ceremony in the Infiniti Club at SunTrust Park in Atlanta on April 25, 2019. Nathan Clayberg of Drake University was the collegiate recipient…

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