The Guelph Gryphons football team held its annual Wildman Trophy Dinner on Saturday night.
This year, fullback Graeme Reed won the award that goes to the player that most exemplifies true sportsmanship, leadership, gentlemanly conduct and good scholarship. I couldn't agree more with the choice. I interviewed Reed often the past two seasons — although not as much as CTV, who used Reed as their go-to guy — and I was struck by his maturity and honesty. There's an articulate fella under that intimidating goatee and wild mohawk. He was the perfect choice for this award.
Other winners on the night included:
Jedd Gardner — Team MVP. No player made bigger catches or ripped off bigger runs that Gardner this season. He's destined to be an all-Canadian.
James Savoie — Defensive Player of the Year. Just one of many Gryphons to stay well ahead of the learning curve. A big personal accomplishment when you consider the more senior players who didn't win it this year.
Grant MacDonald — Lineman of the Year. Was there a more improved and more feared Gryphon in the trenches this season? Even when he was sick he was sick, as the young kids say.
Mike Millar — Rookie of the Year. He had big shoes to fill in the linebacking corps. And did.
Rob Maver — Special Teams. You think? This needs no explanation, does it?
Gord Fairty — Captains Award. This one's picked by the captains. So, if they're reading, they can speak of Gord in the comment section below.
— posted by Greg Layson
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