Please obtain the Media Credential form online at www.usarmyallamericanbowl.com and submit your credential request via the site. Alternatively, you can email the below form to: [email protected] or fax it to 973-366-8449. 2014 U.S. ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL MEDIA CREDENTIAL REQUEST FORM FOR SAN ANTONIO, TX FIRST NAME: _________________________________LAST NAME:_____________________________________ AFFILIATION/MEDIA TYPE:______________________________________________________________________ TITLE: _______________________________________________________________________________________ WORK PHONE #: _____________________________CELL PHONE #:___________________________________ E-MAIL: ______________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________________________ CITY:_________________________________________STATE:_________________________________________ HAVE YOU COVERED THE U.S. ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL BEFORE? (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO WILL YOU HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHER OR CAMERAPERSON? (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO DO YOU NEED FIELD ACCESS DURING THE GAME? (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO ARRIVAL DATE IN SAN ANTONIO: _______________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOGISTICAL INFORMATION To Book a Hotel in San Antonio, TX, contact the following Hotels: U.S. Army All-American Bowl Headquarters Hotel – Grand Hyatt Hotel (All-Americans, Media, Family, VIP): Please call (888) 421-1442 and mention that you are part of the All-American Bowl Family/Media group U.S. Army National Combine Hotel – Hyatt Regency Hotel (Combine Athletes Hotel): Please call (888) 421-1442 and mention that you are with the U.S. Army National Combine Media group Note: All travel logistics and expenses are the responsibility of the individual media member, not All American Games. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Game Day On-Field Access Media Credentials will be given out at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Media Center at the Headquarters Hotel, the Grand Hyatt Hotel, from Sunday, December 29, 2013 – Friday, January 3, 2014. The game is played on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at 12:00 NOON CST, Live on NBC. Deadline for credential submission is December 15, 2013. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Media Access Policy can be found online at www.usarmyallamericanbowl.com For more information on the U.S. Army All-American Bowl or attending Bowl Week please contact Dan Romanowski *All credential, access and other media ethics and rules will be enforced by the All American Games Public Relations Department. If any member of the media is found to have violated any credential, access, and other media ethics and rules, it will be up to the sole discretion of All American Games as to the appropriate sanction from issuing a formal warning to the revocation of credentials. 2013 U.S. ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL FACT SHEET WHAT: The U.S. Army All-American Bowl celebrates the premier high school football game in the country. The game has helped launch the spectacular careers of Andrew Luck, Adrian Peterson, C.J. Spiller, Percy Harvin, Patrick Peterson, Jamaal Charles, and many other college and NFL stars. WHO: The nation’s top 90 high school football players, in an East versus West showdown; and the nation’s top 125 high school marching musicians, who will perform during halftime of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. WHEN: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 12:00 NOON, CST, Live on NBC WHERE: Alamodome 100 Montana Street San Antonio, TX 78203 WEBSITES: http://www.usarmyallamericanbowl.com and www.goarmy.com TROPHIES: Herman Boone Trophy: Awarded to the winning team of the game Pete Dawkins MVP Trophy: Awarded to the game’s most valuable player Ken Hall Trophy, presented to the U.S. Army Player of the Year: High school football’s highest honor, awarded to the nation’s best high school football player Bill Yoast Trophy, presented to the National H.S. Coach of the Year: Awarded to the nation’s top high school coach Glenn Davis (West) and Doc Blanchard (East) Awards: Recognizes an East and West player who best epitomizes the Army’s high standard of excellence in community service, education and athletic distinction Anthony Muñoz Lineman of the Year Award: Awarded to the nation’s best high school offensive lineman or defensive lineman American Family Insurance Defensive Player of the Year Award: Awarded to the nation’s best high school defensive player SELECTION All American Games, producer of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl; COMMITTEE: 247Sports, recruiting services TICKET PRICES: Reserved Mid-Field: $26; Endzone Reserved and General Admission: $13 TICKET SALES: Alamodome Box Office: (210) 207-3663 or (800) 884-3663 Ticketmaster: (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com PR CONTACT: Dan Romanowski, All American Games Director of Media & Public Relations C: (908) 783-0455 F: (973) 366-8449 E-Mail: [email protected] U.S. ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL DID YOU KNOW? The Bowl includes the U.S. Army National Combine and the U.S. Army Coaches Academy. More than 200 former U.S. Army All-Americans are on 2013 NFL Opening Day Rosters, with more than 450 playing football collegiately. Six U.S. Army All-Americans were selected in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, including Andrew Luck, who became the first alumnus to be drafted first overall. In all, 22 alumni were selected. 2010 saw a record 38 Bowl alumni drafted, while the 2007 NFL Draft set the pace with nine alumni selected in the first round. The 2013 NFL Draft saw 8 former U.S. Army All-Americans selected in the first round. The all-time leading scorers in Bowl history are fullback Brian Toal, running back Chris Wells, and quarterback Tajh Boyd, who each scored three touchdowns in the 2004, 2006 and 2009 game, respectively. Toal and Wells scored each of their three on the ground, while Boyd scored his through the air. From great coaches come great players, the following father and son tandems have both coached and played in the Bowl: father Ted Ginn Sr. (2006) and son Ted Ginn Jr. (2004), father Bob Palko (2004) and son Tyler Palko (2002), father Greg Toal (2007) and son Brian Toal (2004). On September 13, 2009, the Jets’ Nick Mangold and Mark Sanchez became the first center-quarterback tandem to have played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and then start in the NFL for the same team. The first underclassman to ever win the Heisman trophy was U.S. Army All-American Tim Tebow in 2007. Five U.S. Army All-American Bowl alumni have won NFL Rookie of the Year Awards: Vince Young won the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2006 and Adrian Peterson won the offensive honor in 2007. In 2009, Bowl alumni Percy Harvin (offensive) and Brian Cushing (defensive) won both NFL Rookie of the Year Awards and Ndamukong Suh won the Defensive Rookie of the Year Award in 2010. The Bowl has had representation from both Alaska and Hawai’i. Casey Flair (UNLV) represented the Last Frontier in 2004, while Joe Fafilli (2006), Solomon Koehler (2008), V.J. Fehoko (2010), Juda Parker (2011) and Luke Kaumatule (2012) represented the island of Hawai’i. The five U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Tour teams travel the country from late September to early December to announce all 90 players and 125 marching musicians to the Bowl, logging more than a combined 30,000 miles. The U.S. Army All-American Bowl has already produced a five-time Pro Bowler (Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns) and 17 Super Bowl Champions. Last season, seven Bowl alumni were named to the Pro Bowl and six collected Super Bowl rings as members of the New York Giants. To date, 17 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band alumni have joined the Army either through ROTC, National Guard, or regular enlistment. U.S. Army All-American Bowl Alumnus Adrian Peterson was the first to win the NFL’s prestigious MVP Award in 2012 U.S. ARMY ALL-AMERICAN BOWL RELATED EVENTS For 13 years, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl has been more than just a football game; it is a celebration of high school football. Since its inception, the Bowl has built programs to recognize the athletes and coaches who contribute to high school football. 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Tour Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 – Early December, 2013 Location: Each U.S. Army All-American’s high school (Band and Football) Participation: Nationwide high school pep-rallies and football games The Selection Tour travels to each U.S. Army All-American Bowl football player and U.S. Army All-American Marching Band member’s high school to recognize them during pep rallies, high school football games and other events. The Selection Tour was created to honor and officially announce each player and band member to the Bowl. A local U.S. Army representative is on hand at each event to present the All-American with their invitation to the game. The U.S. Army representative will also invite the head football coach of each All-American to San Antonio to take part in the U.S. Army Coaches Academy. 2014 U.S. Army All-American Marching Band Date: Monday, December 30, 2012 – Saturday, January 4, 2013 Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX Time: Halftime of U.S. Army All-American Bowl Participation: Top 125 marching musicians from across the nation The U.S. Army All-American Marching Band will feature 125 of the nation’s top high school senior marching musicians, who will perform during halftime of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. The marching musicians will arrive on Monday and rehearse each day until their Game Day performance. 2014 U.S. Army National Combine Date: Thursday, January 2, 2013 – Saturday, January 4, 2013 Location: Alamodome, San Antonio, TX Participation: 500 of the nation’s top underclassmen The U.S. Army National Combine is the only national combine in the country, and features the nation’s top 500 underclassman football players.