Penn State’s Clifford named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
From staff reports
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA – Penn State redshirt senior quarterback Sean Clifford has been named to the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List. The Wuerffel Trophy is college football’s premier award for community service.
Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback from the University of Florida, Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Trophy is presented in February annually in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The trophy exists to honor college football players who serve others, celebrate their positive impact on society, and inspire greater service in the world.
Sean Clifford in the Community
Team Impact: Nine-year old Sawyer Bell is a cancer patient and has had a relationship through Team IMPACT with the Penn State Football program. He was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer that affects the skeletal muscle cells. He is currently in remission, but the two years prior, Clifford has been Sawyer’s biggest supporter. A regular FaceTimer with Sawyer, Clifford has also had virtual game nights on Zoom over the last year with Sawyer. He has also had special school visits with Sawyer and has played a large role in getting Sawyer introduced to the rest of the Penn State Football team.
Penn State Football Leadership Liaison: Clifford beginning last fall served as Penn State Football’s leadership liaison for volunteer activities. In that role, he is responsible for leading the team and encouraging the team’s student-athletes to participate in volunteer activities around the Penn State community and throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
Reading Rewards Program: Clifford is highly active in the Reading Rewards program at Penn State. Through this program, he goes to local elementary schools on a regular basis to read stories to classes and encourages the youth to read.
Lift for Life: Clifford is on the board and is past President for Penn State’s Uplifting Athletes, helping the chapter raise nearly $1.4 million for kidney cancer treatment and research since the first Penn State lift for life was held in 2003.
