Each year, the football coach at DJ's Alma Mater, Oliver Ames High School, selects a player that embodies DJ's characteristics, hard work, teamwork, and community.
The recipient receives a $500 award and a plaque acknowledging their hard work. This year, Head Coach Ed DeWitt selected Wayne Casey.
Coach DeWitt writes...
"Wayne Casey is a senior captain and starting quarterback. Wayne was our best leader this year and consistently put the team before himself. He was always more concerned with team success than he was with individual success. He is a great kid who is in the National Honor Society and works hard day to day in the classroom and on the field. Last season when he was a junior he broke his neck during a game and rehabbed all off-season so that he could come back and play for us this year. We are proud of him!"