CHARLOTTE, N.C. (FWAA) – The Charlotte Touchdown Club in conjunction with the Football Writers Association of America, officially announced today Brian Bosworth, college football defensive legend from the University of Oklahoma, as Keynote Speaker for the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet scheduled for Monday, December 8th.
"I am excited to join the Charlotte Touchdown Club and help celebrate the great tradition of the Bronko Nagurski Trophy," said Bosworth. "Getting to speak that evening and visit with the finalists, who represent the best on the defensive side of the ball in college football, will truly be a thrill!"
"The Charlotte Touchdown Club is honored to welcome legendary Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Brian Bosworth as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet," said John Rocco, Executive Director of the Charlotte Touchdown Club. "We look forward to hearing from 'The Boz' and celebrating the announcement of the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner at our prestigious black-tie gala on December 8th."
The only two-time recipient of the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker, Brian Bosworth left an indelible mark on college football during his All-America career at Oklahoma.
A consensus First Team All-America in 1985 and 1986, Bosworth led Oklahoma to the 1985 National Championship after recording 13 solo tackles against Penn State in the Orange Bowl.
Playing for College Football Hall of Fame coach Barry Switzer, he led the Sooners to three straight Orange Bowl appearances, three Big Eight Conference Championships and a 31-4-1 overall record during his time in Norman. The three-time all-conference selection set the single-game school record with 22 tackles against Miami (Fla.) in 1986, and he finished fourth in the that year's Heisman Trophy voting. Bosworth led Oklahoma in tackles all three seasons, and he finished his career with 395 tackles.
Bosworth also excelled off the field, graduating early with a degree in communications. He was named to the Academic All-Conference team all three seasons of his career, and he received Academic All-America honors in 1986.
Selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1987 NFL Supplemental Draft, Bosworth spent three seasons with the Seahawks, and he has worked in acting and real estate since his retirement.
Active in the community, he founded a charity called Boz's Kids, which has provided activities for underprivileged children in Oklahoma. ESPN Films' 30 For 30: "Brian And The Boz" chronicled Bosworth's Hall of Fame career.
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The Bronko Nagurski Trophy is presented annually by the Charlotte Touchdown Club and the Football Writers Association of America to the nation's most outstanding NCAA defensive football player at the Bronko Nagurski Awards Banquet in Charlotte, N.C. All proceeds benefit the Charlotte Touchdown Club Scholarship Fund. For more information call 704-347-2918 or touchdownclub.com.