University of Kentucky’s Landon Young Named 2019 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Captain
December 10, 2019
Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) are proud to announce University of Kentucky offensive tackle Landon Young as the 2019 AFCA Good Works Team® captain. Young was one of 22 college football players named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team earlier this season in recognition for his commitment to giving back off the field. Allstate encouraged college football fans to vote for the player they found most deserving of the team captain title and Young rose to the top.
Young gives back to the local veterinary clinic, visits with nursing home residents, volunteers at Lexington’s Hope Center and assists with yard work for local church members. In May of 2019, he traveled to Ethiopia and worked in orphanages, distributing care packages and mentoring the youth in the community.
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“Hearing stories like Landon’s remind us of all that is good in this sport, and Allstate is proud to highlight his story on the prominent platform it deserves,” said John O’Donnell, president of Allstate’s Western Territory. “It has been incredible to watch the college football community rally around the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team each season and embrace these outstanding young men.”
In September, Young was surprised with his Allstate AFCA Good Works Team trophy during a regularly scheduled visit with the residents at Cambridge Place Nursing Home. Young is Kentucky’s fifteenth player to be named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and the school’s first to be named Good Works Team captain in the history of the program.
The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team has honored college football players‘ “good works” for the last 28 years. By shining a light on their incredible stories of service, these young men have inspired many within the college football community to give back as well. The 2019 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team consists of 22 award recipients and one honorary head coach – 11 players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and 11 players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and the NAIA – that were selected from this year’s initial 137 nominees.
Fans can tune in to see Young recognized as team captain during the live broadcast of The Home Depot College Football Awards Show airing on ESPN on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT.
Young will join his fellow Allstate AFCA Good Works Team members in New Orleans ahead of the 2020 Allstate® Sugar Bowl® and participate in a special volunteer project to refurbish Einstein Charter School. Young and the team will also be honored on the field at halftime during the game on Jan. 1, 2020.
Fans are encouraged to visit ESPN.com/Allstate to learn more about this year’s team members and their extensive community service efforts.
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out The Insider and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
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Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) are proud to announce University of Kentucky offensive tackle Landon Young as the 2019 AFCA Good Works Team® captain. Young was one of 22 college football players named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team earlier this season in recognition for his commitment to giving back off the field. Allstate encouraged college football fans to vote for the player they found most deserving of the team captain title and Young rose to the top.
Young gives back to the local veterinary clinic, visits with nursing home residents, volunteers at Lexington’s Hope Center and assists with yard work for local church members. In May of 2019, he traveled to Ethiopia and worked in orphanages, distributing care packages and mentoring the youth in the community.
RELATED ARTICLE: Clemson’s Dabo Swinney & 22 College Football Players & Named to the 2019 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
“Hearing stories like Landon’s remind us of all that is good in this sport, and Allstate is proud to highlight his story on the prominent platform it deserves,” said John O’Donnell, president of Allstate’s Western Territory. “It has been incredible to watch the college football community rally around the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team each season and embrace these outstanding young men.”
In September, Young was surprised with his Allstate AFCA Good Works Team trophy during a regularly scheduled visit with the residents at Cambridge Place Nursing Home. Young is Kentucky’s fifteenth player to be named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and the school’s first to be named Good Works Team captain in the history of the program.
The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team has honored college football players‘ “good works” for the last 28 years. By shining a light on their incredible stories of service, these young men have inspired many within the college football community to give back as well. The 2019 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team consists of 22 award recipients and one honorary head coach – 11 players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and 11 players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and the NAIA – that were selected from this year’s initial 137 nominees.
Fans can tune in to see Young recognized as team captain during the live broadcast of The Home Depot College Football Awards Show airing on ESPN on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT.
Young will join his fellow Allstate AFCA Good Works Team members in New Orleans ahead of the 2020 Allstate® Sugar Bowl® and participate in a special volunteer project to refurbish Einstein Charter School. Young and the team will also be honored on the field at halftime during the game on Jan. 1, 2020.
Fans are encouraged to visit ESPN.com/Allstate to learn more about this year’s team members and their extensive community service efforts.
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out The Insider and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
