Marshall University Athletics
Byrd Named Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
9/28/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall tight end Emanuel Byrd was named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced Wednesday. The award recognizes the top scholar-athletes in college football.
Byrd, a senior tight end for Marshall, is majoring in sport marketing and management and is pursuing a minor in criminal justice en route to December graduation. He has been a two-time member of the Marshall University Dean's List in addition to once at Georgia Military College where he was also named to the President's List twice.
The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Nov. 1, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to New York City for the 59th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 6, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. At the event, one member of the class will be declared in dramatic fashion the winner of the 27th William V. Campbell Trophy and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000.
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.
