UGA Football WR Ladd McConkey Wins Wuerffel Trophy
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ATHENS --- UGA Football WR Ladd McConkey has won the 2023 Wuerffel Trophy which honors college football’s most impactful community service leaders, according to an announcement on The Home Deport College Football Awards on ESPN Friday night.
McConkey was selected from the other two finalists in Notre Dame linebacker JD Bertrand and Michigan running back Blake Corum. The formal presentation of the trophy will take place Feb. 17, 2024, at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
McConkey, a native of Chatsworth, Ga., is Georgia’s first winner of the award that originated in 2005. McConkey was the fifth finalist for the Bulldogs since 2011: Nakobe Dean (2021), Chris Conley (2014), Aaron Murray (2012) and Drew Butler (2011).
While winning back-to-back-National Championships and scoring two touchdowns in the 2022 College Football Playoff title game is the pinnacle of a student-athlete’s career accomplishments, what McConkey does off the field is just as impressive. The 2023 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team member and Campbell Trophy finalist has volunteered for a myriad of charities throughout his Bulldog career. McConkey also graduated with a 3.8 GPA in Finance in just three years from Georgia.
College football’s premier award for community service, and one of the most meaningful awards in collegiate sports, the Wuerffel Trophy is named after Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from the University of Florida who pivoted his success on the football field into a lifetime of service. The Wuerffel Trophy embodies Danny’s commitment to being a humanitarian, while honoring student-athletes who serve others and make a positive impact on society.
McConkey will be in New York City alongside Wuerffel this weekend as the Heisman Trophy Trust invites the Wuerffel Trophy winner to be recognized at all their festivities over the weekend.
No. 6 Georgia (12-1) continues the postseason at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium versus No. 5 Florida State (13-0) on Dec. 30. ESPN will televise the matchup at 4 p.m.
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