The Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Foundation will give $5,000 to each of its finalists. The winner receives a $10,000 scholarship -- $2,500 a year for four years; the other finalists receive one-time stipends.
Candidates are required to complete an extensive application process in order to be considered by their respective schools. Each school then determined its representative.
2013 Winner
2013 Keynote speaker
- Brian Kelly, Notre Dame football coach
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WINGED FOOT: Naples' Danielle Avery wins annual scholar-athlete award
Updated 5/23/2013 at 8:30 a.m. 0 comments
Danielle Avery of Naples High School won the 24th annual Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award on Wednesday night..
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Prep sports: Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete winner to be crowned Wednesday night
Updated 5/21/2013 at 11:39 p.m. 0 comments
The Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete award was modeled after the Heisman Trophy by Dr. Charles Karpas, a former Heisman Trophy committee member, and others. So it’s no surprise that college football has played a large role in the 24-year history of ...
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PrepZone: Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete award finalists named
Published 4/30/2013 at 9:12 p.m. 0 comments
The names of 12 finalists for the 24th annual Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award were released Tuesday night.
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Area sports broadcasting icon Joe Klimas dies from lung cancer
Updated 8/13/2012 at 10:27 p.m. 18 comments
Joe Klimas, the voice of sports for generations of area athletes as a TV and radio broadcaster, died Monday. The 74-year-old passed away at 7:30 a.m. after a long battle with lung cancer.
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WINGED FOOT AWARD: Brandi Chastain highlights night of 'celebration'
Published 5/24/2012 at 11:13 p.m. 0 comments
When Community School goaltender Olivia Lynch got the opportunity to meet U.S. women’s soccer star Brandi Chastain, she could hardly contain her excitement.
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U.S. soccer hero Chastain is speaker at tonight's Winged Foot Award banquet
Published 5/24/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
Soccer has grown in popularity over the years in Southwest Florida, and the Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award either has been won or shared by a young woman the last five years.
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2012 WINGED FOOT AWARD: Meet the finalists
Updated 5/23/2012 at 12:21 p.m. 0 comments
The 2012 winner of the Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award will be announced Thursday night at Waldorf Astoria Naples. The award banquet begins at 7 p.m. A cocktail reception precedes the banquet.
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2012 Winged Foot profiles: Kendall Smallwood, Everglades City
Published 5/20/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
Kendall Smallwood enjoys Everglades City, but she’s ready to leave.
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2012 Winged Foot profiles: Revenel Metayer, Golden Gate
Published 5/20/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
Most high school seniors have a general idea of what they want to do with their life. Golden Gate’s Revenel Metayer already has it all mapped out — down to the name of what he’s going to do.
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2012 Winged Foot profiles: Joseph Flores, Immokalee
Published 5/20/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
Joseph Flores is a classic example of a love of sports pushing excellence in academics. The Immokalee High School senior has a deep affinity for baseball. But he knew he couldn’t play sports without having good enough grades.
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2012 Winged Foot profiles: Adam Smith, First Baptist
Published 5/20/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
Adam Smith has had no problem following in his brother’s footsteps. At a small school like First Baptist Academy, the fact that he did isn’t a surprise.
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Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award: Winners
Published 5/20/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
Winners
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2012 Winged Foot profiles: Brian Ullrich, St. John Neumann
Published 5/20/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
Brian Ullrich signed up to take a mission trip to St. Lucia looking to build up his faith. It did that — and more.
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2012 Winged Foot profiles: Alex Fogg, Community School
Published 5/20/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
Alex Fogg was not going to get cheated on his high school experience.
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2012 Winged Foot profiles: Matt Colligan, Gulf Coast
Published 5/20/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
As one of the Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award committee members pointed out, Matt Colligan has an interesting range of qualities.
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