LEGENDARY COACH LOU HOLTZ AND REDSKINS GREAT JOE JACOBY TO BE HONORED AT DC TOUCHDOWN CLUB 3M AWARDS DINNER

Lou Holtz, the only coach to guide six collegiate programs to bowl games and four programs to year-end Top 20 national rankings and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, will be honored for his contributions to the game of football at the DC Touchdown Club 3M Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 30 in Bethesda, Md.

Longtime Washington Redskins offensive lineman Joe Jacoby, a four-time Pro Bowler and member of the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team who led the team to three Super Bowl victories, will be presented the Founder’s Award.

The Dinner also will honor the Washington Metro high school football players and coach of the year as well as the Washington Metro College Players of the Year. Additionally, Bob Milloy, who is the all-time winningest high school coach in Maryland history, will be inducted into the Circle of Legends.

The Dinner is the highlight of the Military Bowl Foundation’s spring events, which include the 3M Charity Golf Tournament benefiting Patriot Point and featuring Annika Sorenstam on April 20, Party With Our Troops on May 7 and the DC Touchdown Club Golf Tournament benefiting Patriot Point on June 5.

A native of Follansbee, W.Va., Holtz played football at Kent State University and earned a commission in the U.S. Army Reserve as a field artillery officer before embarking on a coaching career. He was a collegiate head coach at William & Mary, N.C. State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame and South Carolina and also coached the NFL’s New York Jets for one season, with a career record of 252-142-7 as a head coach.

Following his coaching career, Holtz moved to the broadcast booth with CBS and then ESPN. He has authored 10 books and worked with several charitable groups.

“Lou Holtz is one of the legends of college football,” Military Bowl Foundation President & Executive Director Steve Beck said. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring Coach Holtz to Washington and honor him for all that he has accomplished in the game. And we are ecstatic to honor Joe Jacoby, one of the original members of the Hogs and a leader during the greatest stretch of franchise history.”

Previous DC Touchdown Club award winners include Jim Kelly, Mike Ditka, Lee Corso, Verne Lundquist, Darrell Green, Doug Williams and Frank Beamer.

The Washington Metro College Players of the Year and High School Players of the Year certainly made their mark on the field this past season.

Ohio State defensive end Chase Young, a graduate of DeMatha Catholic High School, is the Washington Metro College Player of the Year (Defense) after leading the nation in sacks and winning the Chuck Bednarik Award as the nation’s top defensive player.

Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry is the Washington Metro College Player (Offense) of the Year after rushing for a team single-season record 2,017 yards, the most rushing yards ever in a season by a Football Bowl Subdivision quarterback.

The Maryland High School Player of the Year is Damascus defensive lineman Bryan Bresee, who enrolled at Clemson for the spring semester. Bresee had 30 ½ tackles for loss and 14 sacks to lead the Swarmin’ Hornets to their fourth state title in five years.

The Washington D.C. High School Player of the Year is St. John’s wide receiver Rakim Jarrett. A Maryland recruit, Jarrett caught 60 passes for 950 yards and seven touchdowns against perhaps the most challenging schedule in the nation.

The Virginia High School Player of the Year is Westfield quarterback Noah Kim. A Michigan State recruit, Kim passed for 2,442 yards and 30 touchdowns with just three interceptions this past season. A three-year starter, the Bulldogs were 41-2 with Kim under center.

The Washington Metro High School Coach of the Year is Gerry Pannoni, who guided South County to a 15-0 mark and the Virginia 6A championship. A 40-year Northern Virginia coaching veteran, Pannoni recently resigned at South County and was named the head coach at Rio Rancho High outside Albuquerque, N.M.

The latest inductee into the Circle of Legends, Milloy was the head coach at Whitman, Springbrook, Sherwood and Good Counsel, directing his teams to 405 victories over 47 seasons. Milloy guided Springbrook and Sherwood to a total of eight Maryland public school championships, then built Good Counsel into one of the region’s top teams, winning four consecutive Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles before retiring following the 2016 season.

Tables and a limited number of individual tickets can be purchased at dctouchdownclub.com/awards-dinner. Sponsorship opportunities are also available by contacting Steve Beck at 301-370-5454 or sbeck@militarybowl.org. Proceeds benefit Patriot Point, the Military Bowl Foundation’s retreat for recovering service members.

A new addition to the Foundation’s lineup of events, the 3M Charity Golf Tournament will be held Monday, April 20 at Army-Navy Country Club. 3M is a five-star sponsor of the Military Bowl and the tournament includes a clinic hosted by eight-time LPGA Player of the Year Annika Sorenstam. For more information on this event, to register or become a sponsor, please contact Emily Skahan at eskahan@mmm.com.

On Thursday, May 7, the Military Bowl Foundation and Yellow Ribbon Fund will team up to host the 10th annual Party With Our Troops at Tommy Joe’s Bar & Grill in Bethesda. The happy hour event includes live music by The Shed Band and Andrew Deerin and raises money for Patriot Point and Yellow Ribbon Fund. Party With Our Troops tickets and sponsorships can be purchased here.

The DC Touchdown Club Golf Tournament moves to a new venue on Friday, June 5 at Whiskey Creek Golf Club in Ijamsville, Md. Registration includes pre- and post-play meals, as well as beer, wine and snacks throughout the round. The tournament benefits Patriot Point. To register for the DC Touchdown Club Golf Tournament or to purchase a sponsorship, visit https://www.dctouchdownclub.com/golfouting.