Casey Nominated For Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®
7/15/2016 12:30:00 PM | Football
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NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Wednesday that included Davidson senior Nate Casey.
This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, which was established in 1991 to recognize a select group of college football players who have made a commitment to service and enriching the lives of others. In honor of the 25th Anniversary, for the first time ever, the team will consist of 25 members including 12 honorees from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, III and NAIA.
For Davidson, this marks the third consecutive year a Wildcat has been nominated for this prestigious distinction. Recent graduate and defensive lineman Chris Woods was nominated in 2015, while Casey's own brother, Dan, was selected to the Good Works Team in 2014.
Casey played in all 11 games last season, notching six starting assignments at linebacker for the 'Cats. The Tega Cay, S.C., native tallied 41 tackles, 2.0 for loss and broke up a pass.
"Nate Casey embodies everything that is right about Davidson College and NCAA Division I football," said Davidson Head Coach Paul Nichols. "He is living a life of leadership and service and is a shining example for our football program."
Off the field, Casey is heavily involved with the Charlotte community. Beginning in 2013, he began volunteering with Speak Up Magazine, a street paper for the homeless. On top of working with the Charlotte publication, Casey launched a Davidson College Issue of Speak Up Magazine and helped write and publish stories for both. Along with written pieces drawing awareness to the homeless community, he helped organize a Street Outreach program that served food and other basic needs to those less fortunate in the area.
Casey has worked diligently with the homeless of Charlotte and during the final exams of his freshman year, went as far as spending eight days homeless himself. In conjunction with Speak Up Magazine, Casey filmed and produced a documentary helping to promote awareness for the reality of homelessness in Charlotte and throughout the country.
Outside of work in his own backyard, Casey led a team of 14 Davidson College football players to Uvita, Costa Rica to build a garage for a family and help install water tanks and solar panels. Two years prior, Casey and a group of Wildcat teammates traveled to Sauteurs, Grenada to rebuild dorms for students.
While interning with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes International (FCA), Casey traveled to Stellenbosch, South Africa and helped lead sports camps for kids and was a chaplain for a provincial under-18 rugby team for the U-18 National Tournament. During his stay he was also able to partner with ministries seeking to serve the homeless in Stellenbosch.
Casey returned to South Africa in 2015, this time training students in a leadership school. He worked with teams from the South Africa, the United States, Zambia and Zimbabwe to help prepare them for community service later in his tenure.
Since 2013 Casey has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity; work he continues to do today. This past spring, members of the Davidson College football team participated in "Build with the 'Cats" helping on a nearby property in the Davidson community.
In order to be considered, players must be actively involved and committed to working with a charitable organization or service group while maintaining a strong academic standing.
NORTHBROOK, Ill. – Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Wednesday that included Davidson senior Nate Casey.
This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, which was established in 1991 to recognize a select group of college football players who have made a commitment to service and enriching the lives of others. In honor of the 25th Anniversary, for the first time ever, the team will consist of 25 members including 12 honorees from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, III and NAIA.
For Davidson, this marks the third consecutive year a Wildcat has been nominated for this prestigious distinction. Recent graduate and defensive lineman Chris Woods was nominated in 2015, while Casey's own brother, Dan, was selected to the Good Works Team in 2014.
Casey played in all 11 games last season, notching six starting assignments at linebacker for the 'Cats. The Tega Cay, S.C., native tallied 41 tackles, 2.0 for loss and broke up a pass.
"Nate Casey embodies everything that is right about Davidson College and NCAA Division I football," said Davidson Head Coach Paul Nichols. "He is living a life of leadership and service and is a shining example for our football program."
Off the field, Casey is heavily involved with the Charlotte community. Beginning in 2013, he began volunteering with Speak Up Magazine, a street paper for the homeless. On top of working with the Charlotte publication, Casey launched a Davidson College Issue of Speak Up Magazine and helped write and publish stories for both. Along with written pieces drawing awareness to the homeless community, he helped organize a Street Outreach program that served food and other basic needs to those less fortunate in the area.
Casey has worked diligently with the homeless of Charlotte and during the final exams of his freshman year, went as far as spending eight days homeless himself. In conjunction with Speak Up Magazine, Casey filmed and produced a documentary helping to promote awareness for the reality of homelessness in Charlotte and throughout the country.
Outside of work in his own backyard, Casey led a team of 14 Davidson College football players to Uvita, Costa Rica to build a garage for a family and help install water tanks and solar panels. Two years prior, Casey and a group of Wildcat teammates traveled to Sauteurs, Grenada to rebuild dorms for students.
While interning with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes International (FCA), Casey traveled to Stellenbosch, South Africa and helped lead sports camps for kids and was a chaplain for a provincial under-18 rugby team for the U-18 National Tournament. During his stay he was also able to partner with ministries seeking to serve the homeless in Stellenbosch.
Casey returned to South Africa in 2015, this time training students in a leadership school. He worked with teams from the South Africa, the United States, Zambia and Zimbabwe to help prepare them for community service later in his tenure.
Since 2013 Casey has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity; work he continues to do today. This past spring, members of the Davidson College football team participated in "Build with the 'Cats" helping on a nearby property in the Davidson community.
In order to be considered, players must be actively involved and committed to working with a charitable organization or service group while maintaining a strong academic standing.
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