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Eighth Annual Manheim Touchdown Club Banquet Tuesday, May 16, 2006 Reception at 5:30 PM with Dinner at 7:00 Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center Guest Speaker Tuesday night, before an overflow crowd at the Lancaster Host Resort, the veteran coach — who is set to begin his third season calling the shots at Army this fall — shared some life lessons as the keynote speaker at the eighth annual Manheim Touchdown Club awards banquet. “Winners set goals for themselves and reach beyond what they’re capable of, and you’ll never get better if you don’t,” the Virginia native told the captive audience in his smooth southern drawl. “Winners are people of character,” he continued. “And you judge that on how they handle adversity. People of character are ‘we’ people, not ‘me’ people.” Ross encouraged the student-athletes in the crowd to have the courage to do the right thing within their peer group, and to have the courage to say no to the wrong things. “Always remember the three R’s,” he said. “Respect yourself. Respect authority. And take responsibility for your actions.” Bobby Ross (Guest Speaker) Head Football Coach at Army Pat Principe from WGAL will be the Master of Ceremonies for the evening. 2005 L/L League High School Player of the Year Finalists Pat Bostick - Junior - Manheim Township - 6' 4" - 220 - QB Jared Odrick - Senior - Lebanon - 6' 6" - 242 - G/DE Graham Zug - Senior - Manheim Central - 6' 4" - 170 - WR/DB (winner) Manheim Central High School Scholarship Award Winners Nicholas Brudowsky, Track, Cross Country Benjamin R. Eyer, Track, Cross Country E. Nathan Mast, Football, Basketball, Baseball Jeffery N. Ochoa, Football, Wrestling Emily A. Swarr, Tennis, Soccer Graham A. Zug, Football, Basketball 2005 College Football Player of the Year Big School Division I & IAA Chad Henne - Wilson High School - QB - University of Michigan. Chad is a repeat winner. Small School Division II & III Adam Brossman - Lebanon High School - WR - Lebanon Valley College 2005 Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award Michael McFadden - Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan. Michael's home town is Saginaw, Michigan. Click here for more info. Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Seventh Annual Manheim Touchdown Club Banquet Wednesday, May 18, 2005 Lancaster Host Resort & Conference Center Guest Speaker Message In a spirited, humorous presentation, NFL Hall of Fame standout, Gene Upshaw described the criteria students needed to be successful in sports and, ultimately, in life. Pointing to the banner of the Manheim Touchdown Club as his visual aid, Upshaw told the crowd, “Character, scholastics, and athletic ability are all needed to be successful. His final message encouraged athletes to excel without the use of steroids or performance-enhancing drugs. Referring to NFL players, Upshaw emphatically stated, “You are not going to find one guy who will defend someone trying to cheat. There’s no room for cheaters.” As Executive Director of the National Football League Players Association, Upshaw deals with a variety of problems facing the NFL including steroid use, But Upshaw commended the NFL for maintaining one of the oldest drug testing programs in professional sports. “We started testing for drugs in 1982, testing and suspension of players in 1987, and random testing in 1990 because that’s what the players wanted.” After completing his keynote speaker duties, Upshaw handed out the first Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award to Pittsburg State senior, Nathan Baker from Parsons, Kansas. Gene Upshaw Executive Director of the NFL Players Association, NFL Hall of Fame 2004 L/L League High School Player of the Year Finalists GEORGE EAGER, Manheim Township High School (Runner up) JEREMIHA HUNTER, Manheim Central High School (Winner) CHAZ LOGAN, Wilson High School (Runner up) Manheim Central High School Scholarship Award Winners LEAH C. HILLIARD, Soccer, Tennis, Rifle JAMES J. HOMAN, Cross Country, Tennis STEFFIE L. SAUDER, Soccer, Marching Band TYLER B. SWARR, Football, Track & Field 2004 College Football Player of the Year MATT WEEKS, Johns Hopkins University CHAD HENNE, University of Michigan Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge