Bush Named To Allstate AFCA Good Works Team?
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami senior safety Deon Bush was named to the 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, the most esteemed off-the-field honor in college football.
Bush is one of 22 student-athletes that have been selected for this honor.
The Miami, Fla., native received the honor thanks to the significant contributions he makes to his community off the field.
In his spare time, Bush has served as one of the team leaders in organizing the Be The Match Bone Marrow Drive. During the past four years of volunteer work with the Be The Match Bone Marrow Drive, Bush has helped add over 500 donors to the National Registry.
He currently serves as a representative from the football team on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and is a regular visitor to local nursing homes and elementary schools within the South Florida community.
Last December, while the Hurricanes traveled to the Duck Commander Independence Bowl, Bush served food to the homeless at the Providence House in Shreveport, La. He also displayed a memorable act of kindness as he used his own per diem money during the bowl game to purchase Christmas gifts for under privileged youth.
In its 24th year, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® is comprised of athletes who have used their limited free time to perform inspirational acts of service. This summer, the program received an all-time record high 197 nominations from colleges and universities across the country.
Since being established in 1992, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® has highlighted the importance of community service and volunteerism. From sponsoring orphans in Ethiopia, to founding a program that helps underprivileged youth pursue a college degree, these 22 men continue to change their communities for the better.
College football fans can vote for the 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Captain at ESPN.com/Allstate through November 25, 2015. The Team Captain and his fellow award recipients will be invited to New Orleans to participate in a community project before the 2016 Allstate® Sugar Bowl®.
The 2015 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® voting panel included: former Good Works Team® members Zaid Abdul-Aleem (Duke, 1994 team), Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia, 1997, 1998 teams), Brian Brenberg (St. Thomas, 2001 team), Mike Proman (Amherst, 2002 team); media members Jesse Palmer (ESPN), Kirk Herbstreit (ESPN), Bruce Feldman (Fox Sports), Blair Kerkhoff (Kansas City Star); current AFCA President and University of Cincinnati head coach Tommy Tuberville; 1987 AFCA President and former head coach at Brigham Young University LaVell Edwards; along with an Allstate representative.
