The DC Touchdown Club presented six football players and four coaches with awards at the 3M Dinner hosted at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda Thursday evening.
Benefits from the dinner will go towards the Military Bowl’s Patriot Point, a retreat for wounded, ill and injured service members and their families and caregivers, according to the DC Touchdown Club website. Former Washington Commanders player Rick “Doc” Walker emceed the event.
Here are some of the awards presented from the ceremony. The full list is available on the DC Touchdown Club website.
- Quince Orchard High School football coach John Kelley won Washington Metro High School Coach of the Year.
Congratulations Coach Kelley! 🐾❤️🏈
You are the DMV coach of the year! #CougarPride @QO_FOOTBALL @QO_Coach_Kelley @MCPSAthletics @QOAthletics @DCTouchdownClub pic.twitter.com/oIA7abfvlg— Beth Thomas (@QOHSPrin_Thomas) April 22, 2022
- Bob Milloy, the winningest high school football coach in Maryland history, was inducted into the Circle of Legends.
2022 #DCTouchdownClub Circle of Legends Inductee
🏆 Bob Milloy! pic.twitter.com/QNN0yQLmHD
— DC Touchdown Club (@DCTouchdownClub) April 22, 2022
- Dallas Cowboys’ cornerback, Gaithersburg native and Avalon School alum Trevon Diggs won Washington Metro Pro Player of the Year, but was unable to attend the ceremony.
2022 #DCTouchdownClub Washington Metro Pro Player of the Year
🏆 Trevon Diggs of the Dallas Cowboys!
Former star at Avalon School in Wheaton led the @NFL with 11 interceptions this past season!
📸Dallas Cowboys Football Club pic.twitter.com/bcj2G1BMD8
— DC Touchdown Club (@DCTouchdownClub) April 7, 2022
- Former University of Maryland football. head coach Ralph Friedgen won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
2022 #DCTouchdownClub Lifetime Achievement Award
🏆 Ralph Friedgen! pic.twitter.com/VXqyBK987g
— DC Touchdown Club (@DCTouchdownClub) April 22, 2022
