Tickets Available For Spartan Football Senior Awards Banquet
12/27/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 27, 2005
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Spartan Football Senior Awards Banquet is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 20, 2006, at the Holiday Inn South in Lansing, Mich. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the awards program to begin promptly at 7 p.m. Tickets for the Spartan Football Senior Awards Banquet are priced at $50 each, with $15 going as a tax-deductible contribution to the Ralph Young Fund to support the Michigan State University football program. Tables of eight are available for $400.
Thirteen seniors from the Class of 2005 will be honored at the year-end banquet: wide receiver Aaron Alexander (Richmond, Va.), defensive end Michael Bazemore (Philadelphia, Pa.), wide receiver Kyle Brown (West Bloomfield, Mich.), cornerback Jaren Hayes (Lebanon, Pa.), defensive tackle Brandon McKinney (Dayton, Ohio), center Chris Morris (Lambertville, Mich.), offensive guard Gordon Niebylski (Farmington, Mich.), defensive tackle Domata Peko (Pago Pago, American Samoa), strong safety Eric Smith (Groveport, Ohio), running back Jason Teague (St. Petersburg, Fla.), cornerback Ashton Watson (Huber Heights, Ohio), offensive tackle Stefon Wheeler (Passaic, N.J.) and tight end Ryan Woods (Florrisant, Mo.).
 Former Michigan State quarterback Al Fracassa will be presented the Duffy Daugherty Award.  |
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In addition, Al Fracassa, the winningest head football coach in Michigan high school history, will be presented the Duffy Daugherty Award at the Spartan Football Senior Awards Banquet. The award, named in honor of MSU's legendary head coach, has been presented annually since 1975 to a Spartan football alumnus who has distinguished himself both on and off the field following his graduation.
The award recognizes Fracassa's contributions as a head coach at Royal Oak Shrine of the Little Flower (1960-68) and Birmingham Brother Rice (1969-present) - a total of 46 seasons - and counting. The 73-year-old Fracassa has compiled a career record of 354-94-7 (.786), all in the Detroit Catholic League. In 37 years at Birmingham Brother Rice, he has produced a 310-75-3 worksheet while winning six state championships (1977, 1980, 1983, 1990, 2000 and 2005).
A graduate of Detroit Northeastern High School, Fracassa played for both Biggie Munn and Duffy Daugherty at Michigan State, serving as a back-up quarterback to Tom Yewcic in 1952-53 and Earl Morrall in 1954.
Reservations for the Spartan Football Senior Awards Banquet can be made through the Ralph Young Fund by calling (517) 432-4610
