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cosmo here
June 2nd, 2006, 04:09 PM
David Nelson '06 to Receive ECAC Award of Valor

Football co-captain overcame a near-fatal stabbing to lead Lafayette to the 2005 Patriot League championship

EASTON, Pa. (www.lafayette.edu) - Lafayette football co-captain David Nelson '06 (Dover, Mass./Xaverian Brothers) is one of three recipients of the 2006 ECAC Award of Valor that will be presented during the ECAC Convention Honors Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 1.

The ECAC Award of Valor is awarded annually and was established in 1985 to honor Eastern College Athletic Conference student-athletes whose courage, motivation and relentless determination serves as an inspiration to all. The recipients of the Award of Valor exemplify strength of character, perseverance, and most importantly, accomplishment deserving recognition as being truly triumphant.

Joining Nelson as the 2006 recipients are Brian Benvie, a football player from Stonehill College, and Destiny Woodbury, an accomplished track athlete from the University of Rhode Island.

Nelson's incredible recovery from a near-fatal stabbing over Memorial Day weekend before his senior year was featured in the New York Times on Nov. 19, 2005, the day of the Leopards' 23-19 victory at Lehigh that secured a share of their second straight Patriot League championship.

http://goleopards.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060206aac.html

Pard4Life
June 2nd, 2006, 04:27 PM
Congrats Dave! His triumph truly was remarkable and motivational. Quite an appropriate acknowledgement.

Go...gate
June 2nd, 2006, 05:21 PM
Any relationship to legandary UD Football Coach and AD Dave Nelson?

RadMann
June 2nd, 2006, 09:52 PM
He is not related to UD's late great "admiral" Dave Nelson. As an aside, coach Nelson was a great person and he knew more about football than anyone I've ever met. I grew up as a neighbor to the Nelsons.

Go...gate
June 3rd, 2006, 07:33 PM
Agreed - only heard great things about Coach Dave Nelson as well.

blukeys
June 3rd, 2006, 08:31 PM
Any relationship to legandary UD Football Coach and AD Dave Nelson?


And the secretary to the NCAA rules comittee for 20 years.

Go...gate
June 4th, 2006, 08:40 PM
That's the great thing about I-AA - the coaches are really "lifers" who love their game and have devoted their lives as teachers to generations of men about that game, but more importantly, life itself. Nelson and Raymond, Eddie Robinson, Fred Dunlap, and more recently Gordy Combs at Towson, Kevin Higgins at Lehigh and The Citadel, Bill Russo at Lafayette - they are all special people.