Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE @ProFootballHOF 04/19/17 #Award4Excellence U.S. ARMY AND PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME HONOR ILLINOIS STUDENT-ATHLETE HALL OF FAMER KELLEN WINSLOW PRESENTED AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE TO FINALIST CANTON, OHIO – The U.S. Army and the Pro Football Hall of Fame were at Bolingbrook (Ill.) High School today to recognize Andrew Santiago as a U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence finalist. Hall of Fame tight end Kellen Winslow presented the prestigious award to Santiago before his fellow classmates and family members during a formal ceremony. PHOTO ATTACHED: Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow poses with Award for Excellence Finalist Andrew Santiago on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. © Pro Football Hall of Fame Winslow challenged the students in attendance to take a good look at the people they spend time with and told them about the credit he gives to those around him for his success. “You accomplish nothing in this world by yourself,” Winslow said. “Surround yourself with the best people you possibly can, and at the same, challenge yourself.” The Award for Excellence program highlights the achievements of student-athletes across the country. Open to all sophomore, junior and senior-level high school athletes in the United States, finalists were selected based on athletic, academic and civic achievements. Santiago is among an elite group of 25 finalists who have demonstrated excellence in all they do and an understanding of the importance of adaptability and versatility when working as a team. “My teammates are like brothers to me,” Santiago shared. “I can count on them no matter what and I’m sure they can say the same about me.” COMMITMENT • INTEGRITY • COURAGE • RESPECT • EXCELLENCE Each U.S. Army-Pro Football Hall of Fame Award for Excellence finalist will be honored in Canton during the 2017 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Week Powered by Johnson Controls this summer. The celebration will start when the Award for Excellence finalists and their guests attend the Hall of Fame Game between the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals on Thursday, Aug. 3. The finalists are then hosted at a special luncheon on Saturday, Aug. 5 during which the winner will be announced. All 25 finalists will attend the Enshrinement Ceremony for the Class of 2017 – Morten Andersen, Terrell Davis, Kenny Easley, Jerry Jones, Jason Taylor, LaDainian Tomlinson and Kurt Warner – that evening. For more information, visit GoArmy.com/events/all-american-bowl/hall-of-fame.html or ProFootballHOF.com/Army. Contacts: Rachel Gutting, Communications Coordinator Pro Football Hall of Fame [email protected]; 330-588-3671 Tara Calbat, Account Group Manager Weber Shandwick [email protected]; 619-250-2625 #Award4Excellence # # # ABOUT THE ARMY MARKETING AND RESEARCH GROUP (AMRG) The Army Marketing and Research Group (AMRG) is the U.S. Army's national marketing, marketing research and analysis and accessions analysis organization. The AMRG develops innovative and effective ways to: connect with the American public and make the Army more accessible and understood; increase awareness of both the benefits and value of Army service; and motivate the most qualified candidates to choose the Army as their service of choice. ABOUT THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Located in Canton, Ohio, the birthplace of the National Football League, the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit institution with the Mission to Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values, & Celebrate Excellence EVERYWHERE. Hundreds of thousands of fans from across the globe travel to Canton annually to experience “The Most Inspiring Place on Earth!” that chronicles America’s most popular sport. Construction on Johnson Controls Hall of Fame Village, a $600 million development project that includes nine main components, is under way in Canton to transform the Hall of Fame’s campus. For more information about the Pro Football Hall of Fame, please visit ProFootballHOF.com; @ProFootballHOF on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube. COMMITMENT • INTEGRITY • COURAGE • RESPECT • EXCELLENCE .