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Tulsa’s Willie Wright is Nominee for the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®
7/18/2018 1:13:00 PM | Football
NORTHBROOK, Ill. – The University of Tulsa senior offensive lineman Willie Wright is among a select group of football student-athletes with the honor of being commended for their distinguished accomplishments off the field, as the Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced 169 nominees for the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®.
Wright, a senior right tackle for the Golden Hurricane, is an AFCA Good Works Team® nominee for the second consecutive season. A three-year starter, Wright has played in 36 games and has 35 starting assignments. In 2017, he helped lead an offense that ranked 14th nationally in rushing with 247.2 yards on the ground. Wright graded 84-percent or better in all 12 games, including over 90-percent in three contests.
In the community, Wright is normally always the first to jump when asked to speak to an elementary school or be involved in such events as Shadow-a-Student-Athlete Day. He spearheaded a Hurricane Harvey Relief effort last fall with collected items being shipped to the devastated Houston area. Wright has mentored at Monroe Elementary School and Rogers Middle School, while also speaking at other local elementary schools. He has also been an active in the TU TrueBlue Neighbors program in volunteering his time at Kendall-Whittier Elementary School.
The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® has been one of the most esteemed honors in college football for more than 25 years. Former Tulsa quarterback Dane Evans was an Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® selection in 2016.
The student-athletes who are nominated for this award not only demonstrate a unique dedication to community service and desire to make a positive impact on the lives around them, but they also show tremendous perseverance as well as the ability to overcome personal struggles and come out victorious against all odds.
Players Mentioned
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