U.S. Army All-American Bowl - Facts

Facts

  • The Bowl includes the U.S. Army National Combine and the U.S. Army Coaches Academy.
  • There are currently more than 175 former U.S. Army All-Americans in the NFL today, including more than 54 first-round picks.
  • Eight U.S. Army All-Americans were selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft and 37 total players were selected. In 2009, there were also eight first-round picks, and the 2008 NFL Draft saw 30 U.S. Army All-Americans selected.
  • To date, Andrew Luck, Ndamukong Suh, Chris Long, and Reggie Bush have been the highest drafted Bowl alumni in the NFL Draft. Andrew Luck was selected number 1 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. All three others were drafted as the 2nd overall pick in their respective draft. Bush in 2006, Long in 2008, and Suh in 2010.
  • The all-time leading scorers in Bowl history are fullback Brian Toal, running back Chris Wells, and quarterback Tajh Boyd, who each scored three touchdowns in the 2004, 2006, and 2009 game, respectively. Toal and Wells scored each of their three on the ground, while Boyd scored his through the air.
  • From great coaches came great players, the following father and son tandems have both coached and played in the Bowl: father Ted Ginn Sr. (2006) and son Ted Ginn Jr. (2004), father Bob Palko (2004) and son Tyler Palko(2002), father Greg Toal(2007) and son Brian Toal(2004)
  • On September 13, 2009, the Jets' Nick Mangold and Mark Sanchez became the first center-quarterback tandem to have played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and then start in the NFL for the same team.
  • The first underclassman to ever win the Heisman trophy was U.S. Army All-American Tim Tebow in 2007
  • Four U.S. Army All-American Bowl alumni have won NFL Rookie of the Year Awards: Vince Young won the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2006 and Adrian Peterson won the offensive honor in 2007. In 2009, Bowl alumni Percy Harvin (offensive) and Brian Cushing (defensive) won both NFL Rookie of the Year Awards.
  • The Bowl has had representation from both Alaska and Hawaii. Casey Flair (UNLV) represented the Last Frontier in 2004, while Joe Fafilli (2006) and Solomon Koehler (2008) represented the island of Hawaii.
  • The five U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Tour teams travel the country from late September to early December to announce the 90 players and 125 marching musicians to the Bowl, logging more than a combined 30,000 miles
  • With only six draft classes eligible for the NFL, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl has already produced three three-time Pro Bowlers (Tommie Harris, Chicago Bears, Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings, Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns) and seven Super Bowl Champions.
  • To date, five U.S. Army All-American Marching Band alumni have joined Army Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) programs.

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