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Sweeney Earns Golden Helmet Award
November 02, 2016 | Football
The sophomore caught the game-winning TD against NC State
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College sophomore Tommy Sweeney was awarded the Golden Helmet Award by the Jack Grinold Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation on Wednesday at the weekly luncheon at Harvard University.
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The award is presented weekly to the Division I (FBS and FCS) and II/III football players who have established themselves for outstanding contributions to his team on the given week.
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Sweeney, a 6-foot-5, 258-pound tight end from Ramsey, N.J., recorded a career day in the victory at NC State on Saturday. He recorded a career-high five receptions and a career-high 78 yards and his first career touchdown catch proved to be the game winner. He caught a 14-yard pass from redshirt freshman running back Davon Jones on a trick play with less than five minutes to play to help the Eagles defeat the Wolfpack, 21-14, for BC's first Atlantic Coast Conference win since 2014. Sweeney then caught graduate quarterback Patrick Towles' pass on the two-point conversion to give the Eagles the seven-point lead after trailing by one.
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The Don Bosco Prep product is third on the team with 219 receiving yards and 15 catches. He is averaging 14.6 yards per catch in eight games this season.
The Eagles return to the gridiron on Saturday, Nov. 5 to host No. 5 Louisville. It will be the second time in 2016 BC hosts a top-five opponent after taking on No. 3 Clemson in early October. Tickets are still available by visiting www.bceagles.com or calling (617) 552-GoBC.
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The award is presented weekly to the Division I (FBS and FCS) and II/III football players who have established themselves for outstanding contributions to his team on the given week.
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Sweeney, a 6-foot-5, 258-pound tight end from Ramsey, N.J., recorded a career day in the victory at NC State on Saturday. He recorded a career-high five receptions and a career-high 78 yards and his first career touchdown catch proved to be the game winner. He caught a 14-yard pass from redshirt freshman running back Davon Jones on a trick play with less than five minutes to play to help the Eagles defeat the Wolfpack, 21-14, for BC's first Atlantic Coast Conference win since 2014. Sweeney then caught graduate quarterback Patrick Towles' pass on the two-point conversion to give the Eagles the seven-point lead after trailing by one.
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The Don Bosco Prep product is third on the team with 219 receiving yards and 15 catches. He is averaging 14.6 yards per catch in eight games this season.
The Eagles return to the gridiron on Saturday, Nov. 5 to host No. 5 Louisville. It will be the second time in 2016 BC hosts a top-five opponent after taking on No. 3 Clemson in early October. Tickets are still available by visiting www.bceagles.com or calling (617) 552-GoBC.
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