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Dahlstrom, McNelis earn NFF honors
The Central Indiana Chapter of the National Football Foundation announced its Class of 2009 inductees Wednesday.
Putnam County will be well represented as North Putnam's Griffen Dahlstrom was inducted as a High School Scholar-Athlete and DePauw's Michael McNelis was bestowed the Collegiate Award.
In addition to Dahlstrom and McNelis, Ball State's Dante Love was awarded the Terry Courage Award and former Purdue head coach Joe Tiller was named the Distinguished American Award Recipient.
The event will take place at the Indianapolis Colts Complex Feb. 28 and will be co-emceed by Dave Furst (WRTV) and Dick Rea (WTHR).
The Colts and the Irsay Foundation have served as the main sponsors for the events since its inception in 1995. The Central Indiana Chapter of the National Football Foundation is one of more than 100 across the United States.
For ticket information, contact Geoff Bradley at 317-248-2670
High School Inductees: Drew Andis (Southport), Stephen Guetig (Fishers), Mitchell Baye (Bloomington North), Greg Heban (Delta), Ryan Carman (Centerville), Michael Igram (Richmond), Quinn Carriso (Scecina Memorial), Dionte L Keys (Northwest), Joe Crawford (Guerin Catholic), Matt King (Rockville), Griffen Dahlstrom (North Putnam), Neil Sarkisian (Valparaiso), Zane Fakes (Plainfield), Sean Snider (Lawrenceburg)
Distinguished American Award Recipient: Joe Tiller, Purdue University
Terry Courage Award: Dante Love, Ball State University
Contribution to Amateur Football Award: Rex Kirts, Bloomington Herald
Collegiate Award: Michael McNelis, DePauw University
NFLPA Awards: Paul Fesenmeier, Cardinal Ritter, Grace Smith, Columbus North