The Class of 1950 Award is presented annually to the varsity student-athlete who has demonstrated the most extraordinary commitment to community service. Nominations are submitted by the head coaches and captains of varsity sports, and the winner is selected by the Dean of the College, the Director of Athletics, and the Dean of the Tucker Foundation.Winner: Micah Green - FootballGreen was named a member of the All-State Good Works Team, an initiative to recognize and honor student-athletes who demonstrate levels of volunteerism and civic engagement that are above and beyond their success and achievements in the classroom and competition. Green currently serves as the co-president of the Dartmouth Black Student Athlete Alliance (DBSAA), after previously holding the position of professional development chair. Green has attended the National Black Student Athlete Summit in Los Angeles for the past two years, where he served as a keynote speaker to over 1,200 attendees. Green has served as the secretary for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., coordinating philanthropic events with other Greek organizations and collaborating with Dartmouth Civics to promote local voting and voter knowledge. On the field, Green was an honorable mention All-Ivy honoree, leading the Big Green in tackles (76) as a senior.
Green has committed to continue his college football career as a grad transfer at St. Thomas. Find his Dartmouth bio HERE.
Will Griffith is a partner at ICONIQ, a global investment firm. He graduated with a B.A. from Dartmouth, where he played football for a three-time Ivy League championship team under the late Buddy Teevans (sic) , and earned an MBA from Stanford GSB."Joining the 49ers is the realization of a lifelong dream first sparked by the greatness of Roger Craig, Tom Rathman, Ronnie Lott, Joe Montana, Dwight Clark, Harris Barton, Jerry Rice, Steve Young and Bill Walsh," said Will Griffith on behalf of the Griffith family. "The 49ers are one of the most iconic sports and business brands in the world, and we are thrilled to be joining the team. Under the leadership of Jed and the York-DeBartolo family, the 49ers have built a winning legacy, standard of excellence, and incredible business franchise that we look forward to being a part of for years to come. Let's GO!!"
BGA first posted about the former Big Green fullback from the Class of 1993 buying one percent of the team HERE.
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Signs of the Apocalypse:
Alabama's Keelon Russell Gifts Mom New Mercedes-Benz Ahead of Freshman Season. (LINK)
And from FootballScoop:
NCAA President Charlie Baker divulged that college athletics' top governing body ... will not be governing NIL, if the House Settlement finally passes as expected.
During the Knight Commission's annual spring meeting … Baker told the assembled crowd that college athletics' Power Conferences -- ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC -- would have oversight of implementing the rules of the long-awaited House Settlement -- if the measure is granted final approval. (LINK)
Green Alert Take: If it wasn’t obvious before – and it was – it’s pro football now at that level in all but name.
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EXTRA POINT
Mrs. BGA and I drove down to Massachusetts yesterday to have lunch with That Certain Dartmouth ’14 and her new husband (first time I’ve written that ;-) before they return to Bryce Canyon National Park following their honeymoon in the Azores. Our drive was a revelation about how effective and seamless travel can be in an EV.
We charged the car to 100 percent before we left and although that gave us enough juice to make the full 250-mile trip down and back, we opted to charge at the mall in Salem, N.H. to head off any “range anxiety.” We pulled into the charging area and needed just a minute or so to get the car plugged in and the electricity flowing. While the car was charging we used the bathroom in the mall, and a scant 11 minutes after arriving we were back on our way.
When we got home we still had about 100 miles of range left, thanks to the tremendous charging speed of our new Ioniq 5. Because we harvest electricity at home with our solar tracker, and because we received two full years of free Electrify America charging on the road as part of our car purchase, the only travel expenses we had all day were tolls. Nice!