Macon Touchdown Club

On Monday night, September 9th, the Macon Touchdown Club will welcome “Mr. College Football”, Tony Barnhart as our feature speaker.

http://www.tonybarnhart.com/meet-tony/history-of-work

As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:30 pm.

Guest Fee is $30.00, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local high school athletes, recognition of a local high school, and the featured speaker.

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These players will be receiving awards at our Annual Spring Jamboree on February 18th.

Super Seven Players of the Year
Sergio Allen                            Peach County High School
Justin Harris                            Peach County High School
Amarius Mims                         Bleckley County High School
Keilyn Tyus                              Lamar County High School
Zykeivous Walker                   Schley County High School
Daijun Edwards                      Colquitt County High School

Elmo A. Richardson Player of the Year
Travon Walker                        Upson Lee High School

State Coach of the Year
Dean Fabrizio                         Lee County High School

Ortho Georgia Back of the Year
J.T. Hartage                             Mary Persons High School

Ortho Georgia/Bill Turner Co-Lineman of the Year
Marquez Baxter                      Southwest High School

Ortho Georgia/Bill Turner Co-Lineman of the Year
Trey Bonner                            Jones County High School

Ortho Georgia Special Teams Player of the Year
Adam Musolf                          Tattnall Square Academy

Marvin Davis Coach of the Year
Sheddrick Risper                     Westside High School

Bobby Gene Sanders Memorial Scholarship Awards
Micha  Hattaway                    Mount de Sales Academy
Will Ware                                First Presbyterian Day School
Xavier Darden                         Central High School
McKinley Thompson              Stratford Acaedemy
Jonathan Siegel                      Stratford Academy
David Miles Morris                 Tattnall Square Academy

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On Monday night, February 18th, the Macon Touchdown Club will be holding its annual Spring Jamboree.

We are fortunate to have University of Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart as our feature speaker this year.

As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:00 pm.

Guest Fee is $40.00, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local and state high school athletes, recognition of local and state high school coaches, and the speaker.

Tickets can be picked up at U Park Em U Sell Em, located at 3306 Vineville Avenue, between the hours of 9:30AM and 6:00PM starting on Monday, February 4th. Tickets will be sold as first come, first serve.

Purchase your tickets from Russell Deese, cash and check only, made out to Macon Touchdown Club. For information, you can call Russell at 478-550-0524.

For non-members and guests of members, a ticket must be presented at the door for admittance.

For more information, please contact Lloyd Perkins at 478-256-6374, or email to info@macontouchdownclub.com.

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Macon Touchdown Club Annual Spring Jamboree, February 18, 2019

On Monday night, February 18th, the Macon Touchdown Club will be holding its annual Spring Jamboree.
We are fortunate to have University of Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart as our feature speaker this year.

As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:00 pm.

Guest Fee TBD, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local and state high school athletes, recognition of local and state high school coaches, and the speaker.

If you are not a member of the Macon Touchdown Club and would like to attend this meeting, please RSVP to Lloyd Perkins at 478-256-6374, or email to info@macontouchdownclub.com.

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Mark your calendar for Saturday, August 25th, for the 3rd Annual Macon Touchdown Club Middle Georgia Kick-off Classic.This game is our major fundraiser for the Bobby Sanders Memorial Scholarships that are given out every February at our Spring Jamboree

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On Monday night, February 12th, the Macon Touchdown Club will be holding its annual Spring Jamboree.
We are fortunate to have Auburn University Head Coach Gus Malzahn as our feature speaker this year.

As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:00 pm.

Guest Fee is $30.00, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local and state high school athletes, recognition of local and state high school coaches, and the speaker.

Please RSVP to Lloyd Perkins at 478-256-6374, if you are not a member of the Macon Touchdown Club and would like to attend this meeting. Payment can be made by Cash or Check on the night of the event.

Ortho Georgia Back of the Year: Dalton Cox, First Presbyterian Day School
Ortho Georgia/Bill Turner Lineman of the Year: Randy Green, Southwest High School
Ortho Georgia Special Teams Player of the Year: Drake Bolus, Jones County High School

Marvin Davis Coach of the Year: Brian Nelson, Mary Persons High School

Bobby Gene Sanders Memorial Scholarship Award winners:
Isaiah Goolsby, Southwest High School
Cameron Kilgore, Windsor Academy
John Lester, First Presbyterian Day School
Sammy Martin, Stratford Academy
William Morgan, Tattnall Square Academy
Ethan Norfleet, Howard High School
Said Wanna, Mount De Sales Academy

Elmo A. Richardson Player of the Year: Tobe Ulmerah, Stratford Academy

Super Seven Players of the Year:
Ryan Goede, Kennesaw Mountain High School
Jadon Haselwood, Cedar Grove High School
Keiondre Jones, Callaway High School
King Mwikuta, Troup County Comprehensive High School
Owen Pappoe, Grayson High School
Dante Walker, Riverdale High School
Travon Walker, Upson-Lee High School

State Coach of the Year: Jonathan Gess, Eagles Landing Christian Academy

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On Monday night, February 12th, the Macon Touchdown Club will be holding its annual Spring Jamboree.
We are fortunate to have Auburn University Head Coach Gus Malzahn as our feature speaker this year.

As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:00 pm.

Guest Fee is $30.00, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local and state high school athletes, recognition of local and state high school coaches, and the speaker.

Please RSVP to Lloyd Perkins at 478-256-6374, if you are not a member of the Macon Touchdown Club and would like to attend this meeting. Payment can be made by Cash or Check on the night of the event.

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On Monday night, November 27th, the Macon Touchdown Club will welcome J.T. Thomas as our feature speaker.

Macon native J.T. Thomas, who starred at Lanier High School and in college at Florida State before beginning a 10 year NFL career, returns home to end the Macon Touchdown Club Fall season. Thomas was an All State performer at Lanier for Coach Godfrey Steiner and then earned All America Honors at FSU where he was the school’s first black football player. He was a first round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers following his senior season and was a member of 4 Super Bowl winning squads as an integral part of the famed “steel curtain” defense. Thomas, who was a Pro Bowl selection in 1976, played for the Steelers from 1973 until 1981 and ended his career at Denver playing with the Broncos in 1982.

http://www.steelers.com

As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:30 pm.

Guest Fee is $30.00, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local high school athletes, recognition of a local high school and the speaker.

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On Monday night, November 20th, the Macon Touchdown Club will welcome Coach Jeff Monken of Army as our feature speaker.

Army’s Jeff Monken is in his fourth year at West Point, and guided the Black Knights to a 21-17 win over the Naval Academy last season,  ending a 14 game losing streak to the Midshipmen. They also played in the 2016 Heart of Dallas Bowl making their first post season appearance since the 2010 Armed Forces Bowl. Prior to taking the job at Army, he was head coach at Georgia Southern for four years where he posted a 38-16 overall record and a 22-8 mark in conference play. His biggest win at Georgia Southern was a 26-20 victory over SEC power Florida. Prior to becoming head coach, he served under Paul Johnson as a running backs coach and special teams coordinator at Georgia Southern, Navy and Georgia Tech. Army is currently at 8 – 2 on the year, and heading to a second straight post season Bowl Game.

As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:30 pm.

Guest Fee is $30.00, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local high school athletes, recognition of a local high school and the speaker.

For more information, call Lloyd Perkins @ 478-256-6374! GO ARMY!

http://www.goarmywestpoint.com

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On Monday night, November 13th, the Macon Touchdown Club will welcome Coach Shawn Elliott, Head Coach of Georgia State University as our feature speaker.

New Georgia State Head Coach Shawn Elliott makes his first appearance at the Club on November 13th. Coach Elliott takes over in Atlanta as coach of the Panthers after spending the last seven seasons at the University of South Carolina, where he worked with Steve Spurrier for 6 years and Will Muschamp during the 2016 campaign. He was co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the Gamecocks before taking over as interim head coach when Coach Spurrier resigned midway through the 2015 season. He stayed on in Columbia after Will Muschamp was named Head Coach. He played at Appalachian State for Coach Jerry Moore and was named All Southern Conference Defensive end in 1995. He started his coaching career at Appalachian State before joining the South Carolina staff.

http://georgiastatesports.com

As always, we will meet at The Methodist Home For Children, in The Rumford Center. The address is 304 Pierce Avenue, and the meeting begins at 6:30 pm.

Guest Fee is $30.00, and includes dinner, club activities, recognition of local high school athletes, recognition of a local high school and the speak

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