Why Holly Rowe, Ladd McConkey, Sedrick Van Pran and more will be honored Monday in Athens

Holly Rowe, veteran ESPN announcer who is the doyenne of television sideline announcers and one of the most versatile television voices in the business, is the keynote speaker at the annual awards banquet of the Georgia chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame at the Athens Country Club Monday night.

She is a familiar face in Athens, having covered several competitions, but mostly football.

The decorated college football announcer will be showcased along with several luminaries including Jere Morehead who will receive the “Contribution to Amateur Football” Award.

Receiving the chapter’s Distinguished American Awards will be Charles Davis, dean of the Grady College on campus, and Charlie Maddux, one of the most valuable members of the Athens-Clarke community, a local volunteer who has no equal.

Bulldog football heroes Ladd McConkey and Sedrick Van Pran will receive the Jack Turner Award for their varied careers which includes athletic, academic and community service highlights while on campus.

Local honorees include the Coca-Cola Helping Hand Award to Lydia’s Place; Georgia Power’s Play-It-Smart contribution to the two local public high schools; Synovus Bank academic scholarship to Anthony Hubbard of Cedar Shoals and Nehemiah “Nemo” Jones of Clarke-Central.

UGA scholar-athletes and the winners of the Billy Payne Award will be recognized by Chapter President, Robert Miles. John Parker, with a video assist from Fran Tarkenton, UGA’s first Academic All-American, will honor: Lynn Hunnicutt, Mohamed Massaquoi, Leonard Pope, Greg Talley, Russ Tanner, and Kevin Butler. Lawton Stephens, trustee of the Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, will recognize the high school scholar athletes: Nicklaus Harkins, Washington-Wilkes; Chris Law, Jefferson; Charles “Cam” McCullers; Connor Chastan, Towns County and Jake Turner of Oglethorpe County.

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