University of Pittsburgh Athletics
DORIN DICKERSON NAMED TO FOOTBALL WRITERS ALL-AMERICA TEAM
12/12/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 12, 2009
PITTSBURGH--University of Pittsburgh senior tight end Dorin Dickerson has been named to the 25-player All-America Team selected by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), it was announced today on ABC Television.
Dickerson is the first Pitt tight end to earn this prestigious designation since the legendary Mike Ditka was honored in 1960.
This is the third time in the past four years a Pitt player has been selected to the FWAA All-America Team. Current NFL linebackers H.B. Blades (2006) and Scott McKillop (2008) were previously honored by the organization.
For more than six decades the FWAA has selected an All-America Team with the help of its members and an All-America Committee, which represents all the regions in the country. It is the second-longest continuously published All-America team in major college football, originating in 1944.
Dickerson, a native of Imperial, Pa., and graduate of West Allegheny High, was named an All-American after catching 45 passes for 508 yards (11.3 avg.) and 10 touchdowns. His 10 TDs are a single-season record for a Pitt tight end.
Among the country's tight ends, Dickerson's 10 scores rank second. He caught at least one touchdown in seven different games this year, including a career-high three at Buffalo.
In addition to his All-America honor, Dickerson was a finalist for the 2009 John Mackey Award, annually presented to the country's top tight end, and selected first-team All-Big East Conference.
"Coming out of West Allegheny, Dorin Dickerson could've played college football anywhere in the country," Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt said. "He chose to stay home and build something special at the University of Pittsburgh. When our future players walk past his plaque on the Pitt All-America Wall, we can point to him as being not only an outstanding football player, but also as a person who was tremendously committed to both Pitt and Pittsburgh."
"It is an incredible and humbling honor to be chosen an All-American by the Football Writers Association," Dickerson said. "I am very fortunate to have great coaches and teammates who made this recognition possible. This is just as much their honor as it is mine."
Dickerson and the Panthers are preparing for the 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl. Pitt (9-3, 5-2 Big East) will play North Carolina (8-4, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) on December 26 in Charlotte, N.C. The game will be a national ESPN telecast at 4:30 p.m.
For ticket information, call the Pitt Ticket Office at (800) 643-PITT or log on to www.PittsburghPanthers.com.
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