Clemson football announces team award winners |
CLEMSON, S.C. — Former Clemson football player Michael Allen, now a successful architect in the Greenville, S.C. area, received the 2019 Brian Dawkins Lifetime Achievement Award at the Clemson Football Awards banquet on Saturday night. The honor is presented each year by the program to a former player who has had success professionally and in terms of community service after his Clemson career.
Allen was one of the most versatile football players on Tommy West’s teams between 1995 and 1998. The four-year letterman was a solid contributor to three bowl teams. He started his career as a running back as a freshman, then played on defense his final three years. An off-and-on starter, he had a 50-yard interception return in Clemson’s season ending victory over South Carolina in 1998, and also had a career-high 10 tackles as a starter against NC State that same year. Allen was a two-time recipient of an ACC Community Service Award and was honored as a Peach Bowl Scholar-Athlete. He was a founding member of the Clemson LIFE Line Community service program at Clemson. After a professional career that included a stint in the Arena Football League, Allen followed his passion to a career in architecture. He had earned a degree in architecture design at Clemson. For the last 15 years, Allen has had a successful career in the industry and currently works at McMillan, Pazdan and Smith in Greenville, where his area of emphasis is the design of athletic facilities. Recently he was the Project Manager for the design of 2016 National Champion Coastal Carolina’s baseball stadium in Myrtle Beach. Recently, Allen was named one of the Best and Brightest by Greenville Magazine and has served on boards and advisory committees for United Way of Greenville, Upstate Forever, Greenville Tech College Foundation and the City of Greenville Planning Commission. Allen founded his own non-profit organization called LeadRs, a reading and leadership development program for African-American young men. He was recently named to the Clemson Board of Visitors and is the current Chairman of the Leadership South Carolina Board. Including Allen's selection for this honor, Clemson's full list of awards given at the team's annual awards banquet on Saturday evening is included below: Solid Rock Awards Most solid, consistent, dependable player at each position QB: Trevor Lawrence RB: Travis Etienne WRs: Hunter Renfrow, Tee Higgins TE: Garrett Williams OL: Justin Falcinelli, Mitch Hyatt DE: Clelin Ferrell DT: Christian Wilkins, Dexter Lawrence LB: Kendall Joseph DB: A.J. Terrell, Tanner Muse Hustle Awards Players who gave consistent effort throughout the year and served as an inspiration to teammates Offense: RB Adam Choice, OL Gage Cervenka Defense: DE Clelin Ferrell, DT Christian Wilkins 12th Man Awards Players outside the starting 11 who contributed the most Offense: WR Justyn Ross, QB Chase Brice, WR Derion Kendrick Defense: DT Albert Huggins, S Nolan Turner Iron Man Awards Dependable players who displayed resilient persistence and leadership Offense: T Mitch Hyatt, T Tremayne Anchrum, WR Hunter Renfrow Defense: LB Tre Lamar, DE Austin Bryant, CB Trayvon Mullen Most Improved Players of the Year Offense: G John Simpson, OL Gage Cervenka, QB Chase Brice Defense: S Denzel Johnson, LB Isaiah Simmons, DT Albert Huggins Special Teams: S Nolan Turner Most Inspirational Award As voted on by their teammates QB Chase Brice RB Adam Choice Rookie of the Year Awards Offense: QB Trevor Lawrence, WR Justyn Ross Defense: DE Xavier Thomas Scout Team Players of the Year Offensive Scout Team: DL Justin Mascoll, LB Luke Price Defensive Scout Team: TE J.L. Banks, WR Carter Groomes Future Impact Players Offense: RB Lyn-J Dixon, T Jackson Carman, TE Braden Galloway, WR Derion Kendrick Defense: DE Xavier Thomas, CB Mario Goodrich, DL Jordan Williams Tiger Pride Award Most valuable players on the unit Offense: RB Travis Etienne, QB Trevor Lawrence Defense: DE Clelin Ferrell, DT Christian Wilkins Specialist of the Year PK Greg Huegel Special Teams Players of the Year Given for the greatest effort on these units Offensive Special Teams: PR Amari Rodgers, KR Derion Kendrick Defensive Special Teams: S Kyle Cote, LB Isaiah Simmons, LB Chad Smith PAW Award Most blue-collar and unselfish players Offense: WR Trevion Thompson, TE Milan Richard, OL Sean Pollard Defense: DE Austin Bryant, LB J.D. Davis, DT Dexter Lawrence, LB Kendall Joseph Tim Bourret Award Player who best represents himself, his teammates and Clemson University in the media DE Clelin Ferrell Academic Awards Redshirt: WR Max May Freshman: WR Will Brown Sophomore: S Hall Morton Junior: LS Patrick Phibbs Senior: P Carson King Overall: PK Alex Spence True Tigers of the Year Selected by Nieri Student-Athlete Enrichment Center staff for exemplifying “Best is the Standard” in academic achievement OL Gage Cervenka S Denzel Johnson WR Amari Rodgers Spiritual Leadership Award RB Ty Thomason 5th Quarter Professional of the Year For excellence in seeking professional development opportunities, including commitment to networking, internship involvement and attendance of career and professional development events C.U. In Life Service Above Self Award For demonstrating a heart for serving others PK Greg Huegel P.A.T. Man of the Year Award For personifying manhood through leadership, ethics, demeanor, and community involvement TE Milan Richard NSCA Strength All-America Nominees OL Gage Cervenka DT Dexter Lawrence DE Austin Bryant LB Kendall Joseph Strength Dedication Award RB Adam Choice DE Clelin Ferrell LB Luke Price TE Garrett Williams All-In Accountability Leadership Award Captains: RB Adam Choice, PK Alex Spence, TE Milan Richard, WR Trevion Thompson Members: OL Gage Cervenka, RB Travis Etienne, DE Justin Foster, TE Braden Galloway, OL Bobby Gettys, S Denzel Johnson, DT Xavier Kelly, S Hall Morton, RB Darien Rencher, WR Amari Rodgers, WR Justyn Ross Permanent 2018 Team Captains RB Adam Choice DE Clelin Ferrell T Mitch Hyatt LB Kendall Joseph WR Hunter Renfrow DT Christian Wilkins
Upgrade Your Account
Unlock premium boards and exclusive features (e.g. ad-free) by upgrading your account today.
Upgrade Now
