The school board in Athens, Ohio, decided the stadium at Athens High School will be renamed to honor Joe Burrow, a 2015 alumnus and the 2019 Heisman Trophy winner. “In recognition of Mr. Burrow’s accomplishments, the Athens City School District Board of Education does hereby direct the Superintendent and the Athens High School Administration to take such actions as are necessary to name the Athens High School Football Stadium the Joe Burrow Stadium and to work with the Athens High School Booster Club and the Athens High School Bulldog Blitz to plan a ceremony to celebrate this honor,” the district posted on Facebook Thursday evening. In his Heisman Trophy acceptance speech last Saturday night in New York, Burrow, the LSU quarterback, didn’t forget his hometown, which is located about 150 miles east of Cincinnati. You guys can be up here, too.”The school district recognized those efforts in it social media post. “As part of Joe’s acceptance speech he humbly recognized Athens and Southeast Ohio and the many challenges faced by families in our region.

Source: National Post December 20, 2019 19:52 UTC