COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M graduate and current Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller has been chosen to receive the 2019 Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service in Sports, announced by Multiplying Good Foundation's Board of Selectors.
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The 2019 Jefferson Awards will be held on Tuesday, June 18, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Former Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware will serve as Miller's presenter.
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Miller, a four-year football letterman in Aggieland, was an All-American in 2009 and 2010, and earned the 2010 Butkus Award for the nation's outstanding linebacker. His outstanding play helped the Aggies earn a share of the 2010 Big 12 South Division championship and earned a coveted place in the 2010 Cotton Bowl. His 17 quarterback sacks in 2009 were second on the all-time single-season list as he finished his A&M career with 33 quarterback sacks. Miller was the second player selected in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, where he helped the team win Super Bowl 50 and was named the Super Bowl 50 MVP.
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Miller, a seven-time Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection, is entering his ninth season with the Denver Broncos. In addition to enjoying unparalleled success on the field, Miller — the Broncos' 2018 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee — has grown into an incredibly impactful leader in the Denver community.
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Miller founded Von's Vision in 2012 with the goal of providing low-income children with vision care and eye exams, while serving as an eye-glasses wearing role model. Since its inception, Miller has raised more than $4.5 million dollars for Von's Vision.
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Voted by his teammates as a captain in each of the last two seasons, Miller has twice been named the NFL Players Association Community MVP (Week. 17, 2017; Week. 13, 2018) and was chosen as one of five finalists for the Byron "Whizzer" White Community MVP Award in 2017.
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"By providing a prestigious platform that recognizes outstanding, selfless acts of service, we motivate our award recipients to do more and we inspire others to take action in service to others, creating a ripple of good," said Hillary Schafer, Multiplying Good Foundation CEO. "The youth, grassroots, corporations, and notable national award recipients who join us at the D.C. Jefferson Awards represent the very best of our country, people who have dedicated themselves to serving others. By bringing them together and elevating their work, we inspire communities nationwide."
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About the Jefferson Awards
The Jefferson Awards, which is in its 47th year and has become the nation's largest assembly of individuals committed to public service, was co-created by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft, Jr., and Sam Beard in 1972.
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Past Jefferson Award recipients include Chris Long (2018), Shaquille O'Neal (2018), Joe Torre (2017), Mariano Rivera (2014), Troy Vincent (2012) and Peyton Manning (2006).
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To purchase tickets for the Jefferson Awards or to learn more about Multiplying Good and this year's honorees, please visit https://events.multiplyinggood.org/2019JeffersonlAwards.
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The 2019 Jefferson Awards will be held on Tuesday, June 18, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Former Broncos linebacker DeMarcus Ware will serve as Miller's presenter.
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Miller, a four-year football letterman in Aggieland, was an All-American in 2009 and 2010, and earned the 2010 Butkus Award for the nation's outstanding linebacker. His outstanding play helped the Aggies earn a share of the 2010 Big 12 South Division championship and earned a coveted place in the 2010 Cotton Bowl. His 17 quarterback sacks in 2009 were second on the all-time single-season list as he finished his A&M career with 33 quarterback sacks. Miller was the second player selected in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, where he helped the team win Super Bowl 50 and was named the Super Bowl 50 MVP.
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Miller, a seven-time Pro Bowl and All-Pro selection, is entering his ninth season with the Denver Broncos. In addition to enjoying unparalleled success on the field, Miller — the Broncos' 2018 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee — has grown into an incredibly impactful leader in the Denver community.
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Miller founded Von's Vision in 2012 with the goal of providing low-income children with vision care and eye exams, while serving as an eye-glasses wearing role model. Since its inception, Miller has raised more than $4.5 million dollars for Von's Vision.
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Voted by his teammates as a captain in each of the last two seasons, Miller has twice been named the NFL Players Association Community MVP (Week. 17, 2017; Week. 13, 2018) and was chosen as one of five finalists for the Byron "Whizzer" White Community MVP Award in 2017.
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"By providing a prestigious platform that recognizes outstanding, selfless acts of service, we motivate our award recipients to do more and we inspire others to take action in service to others, creating a ripple of good," said Hillary Schafer, Multiplying Good Foundation CEO. "The youth, grassroots, corporations, and notable national award recipients who join us at the D.C. Jefferson Awards represent the very best of our country, people who have dedicated themselves to serving others. By bringing them together and elevating their work, we inspire communities nationwide."
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About the Jefferson Awards
The Jefferson Awards, which is in its 47th year and has become the nation's largest assembly of individuals committed to public service, was co-created by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft, Jr., and Sam Beard in 1972.
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Past Jefferson Award recipients include Chris Long (2018), Shaquille O'Neal (2018), Joe Torre (2017), Mariano Rivera (2014), Troy Vincent (2012) and Peyton Manning (2006).
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To purchase tickets for the Jefferson Awards or to learn more about Multiplying Good and this year's honorees, please visit https://events.multiplyinggood.org/2019JeffersonlAwards.
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