July 23, 2009

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Samford senior safety Ty Levie has been named one of 106 nominees for the Allstate/American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team, when the AFCA released its list of nominees Thursday afternoon.

The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team honors college football players who make outstanding contributions in the areas of volunteerism and civic involvement.

"Allstate and the AFCA have created a partnership of common interests and both organizations are proud to honor the off-the-field achievements of college football players and at all levels," Guy Hill, vice president of sales and service for Allstate, said. "Allstate shares a genuine commitment to the community with these 106 student-athletes, and we encourage them to continue their benevolent efforts."

Levie's resume offers several examples of the positive impact he has had on his community. For example, Levie volunteered to build houses as a team leader of a Habitat for Humanity project and participated in works of charity with the Lambda Chi Academic Fraternity.

Levie also performed well both on the field and in the classroom. Levie was named to the Southern Conference's 2008 Fall Academic All-Conference team and to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team. On the field, Levie played in all 11 games, tallying 31 tackles and three interceptions.

From the 106 nominees, a special voting panel consisting of former Good Works Team members and prominent college football media members will be responsible for selecting two 11-player Good Works Teams - one composed of players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, and a combined team representing players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III and the NAIA.