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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Player News - Gilbert Receives Brooks Irvine Award

West Chester left tackle Doug Gilbert (Lenape) has received the 2016 Brooks Irvine Memorial Football Club of South Jersey NCAA Division II Player of the Year Award.

Gilbert is a three-time first team All-PSAC East selection and after last season was named first team CCA All-Super Region 1, first team All-ECAC, second team Dan Hansen Football Gazette Super Region 1 and second team USA College Football All-American. He was also named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete for the 2015-2016 academic year. Gilbert was named to the CCA All-Super Region 1 second team after this season and to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Football team. Prior to this season, he was named second team preseason All-Division II by Lindy’s Sports, second team D2Football.com Preseason All-American, and Preseason All-American by FootballGamePlan.com. Gilbert was also nominated for the 2016 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® and recently participated in the National Bowl in Daytona Beach, FL.

The Phillips R. Brooks Memorial Football Club was formed in 1945 to perpetuate the memory of Camden High School Athletic Director Phillips R. Brooks. Upon the passing of Collingswood High School Athletic Director Howard T. Irvine, the name of the organization was changed to to the Brooks-Irvine Memorial Football Club of South Jersey. Its purpose is to support the scholastic athletes of South Jersey, their coaches, high schools, athletic directors, cheerleaders and all those who supported scholastic football.

Previous Golden Rams to win the award were right tackle Ryan Devlin (Kingsway) in 2007 and running back Mike Eckmeyer (Triton) in 2003.


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