Gibbons wins Wuerffel Trophy, adds Good Works honor
Seminoles.com
Florida State offensive lineman Dillan Gibbons is the winner of the 2022 Wuerffel Trophy. It was announced on ESPN’s The Home Depot College Football Awards Show.
The Wuerffel Trophy, established in 2005 and named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel, is presented annually to the FBS player who best combines exemplary community service with leadership achievement on and off the field.
Those same traits also helped Gibbons make the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team as its captain..
“The only thing more impressive than Dillan’s fierceness on the field is his philanthropy off of it,” Florida State head coach Mike Norvell said. “He is a smart, thoughtful leader, and he has made a massive difference in his time as a Florida State Seminole. I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor than Dillan.”
Gibbons, who is a first-team All-ACC performer, winner of this year’s Jim Tatum Award as the ACC’s top senior football scholar-athlete, has established a non-profit foundation to raise funds for those in need. His foundation partners with collegiate ambassadors across college football and connects with charitable causes they are passionate about, including those with special medical needs, shopping with children in the community and repairing damage caused by natural disasters.
The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team recognizes college football athletes – across all divisions – and the nonprofits they serve. The honorary captain was decided by fans who voted for their choice.
Gibbons is the first winner of the Wuerffel Trophy award for community service from the ACC and only the second from a Florida school, joining 2008 winner Tim Tebow. Gibbons was recognized during the Heisman Trophy festivities last weekend in New York City. He will be presented his trophy in February at the All Sports Association Awards Banquet in Fort Walton Beach.
