Justin Upton Wins Inaugural Jackie Robinson Award as AFLAC National High School Player of the Year
August 05 2004 - 8:15PM
PR Newswire (US)
Justin Upton Wins Inaugural Jackie Robinson Award as AFLAC National
High School Player of the Year BALTIMORE, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ --
Justin Upton, an all-star shortstop from Great Bridge High School
in Chesapeake, Va., was named the AFLAC National High School Player
of the Year tonight at the 2004 AFLAC All-American Awards Dinner at
the Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel. Upton was presented with
the inaugural Jackie Robinson Award by the late Hall of Fame
player's wife, Rachel Robinson, and legendary Baltimore Orioles
shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. (Note: a photo of Upton, Robinson and
Ripken will be available at http://www.aflacallamerican.com/ after
9:30 p.m. EDT.) (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040805/CLTH065 ) The AFLAC
National High School Player of the Year recognizes the nation's top
high school rising senior, who demonstrates outstanding character,
exhibits leadership, and embodies the values of being a
student-athlete in both his schoolwork and community affairs. The
accompanying Jackie Robinson Award is named for the renowned
Brooklyn Dodger, the first player to break the color barrier in
Major League Baseball, and a leader in social issues off the field.
"Justin Upton has established himself as a player of both strength
and character," said Al Johnson, vice president of advertising,
AFLAC. "His excellence both on and off the field makes him the
fitting recipient of the AFLAC National High School Player of the
Year honor." Upton is consistently recognized as one of the top
rising baseball stars in the nation, and is rated as the preeminent
shortstop in the 2005 class. This season, he was the only junior
named to USA Today's 2004 All-USA high school baseball team,
batting .565 with eight home runs, 23 RBIs, 30 stolen bases, and a
1.138 slugging percentage. Upton also enjoys working with kids,
which he has done for many years at various baseball camps. Upton
was chosen from among six nominees determined by official AFLAC
All-American Baseball Classic selection partners Perfect Game and
Baseball America. The other player of the year nominees were: *
Austin Jackson, OF, Ryan High School - Denton, Texas * Cameron
Maybin, OF, TC Roberson High School - Arden, N.C. * Sean
O'Sullivan, RHP, Valhalla High School - El Cajon, Calif. * Zach
Putnam, RHP/SS, Pioneer High School - Ann Arbor, Mich. * Iain
Sebastian, RHP/1B, Columbus High School - Columbus, Ga. The second
annual AFLAC All-American High School Baseball Classic will be
played on Friday, Aug. 6 at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Md. The
event is a baseball showcase featuring the nation's top 40 rising
senior players in an East vs. West match-up. Cal Ripken, Jr., is
the honorary chairman of the 2004 game, which will be televised
nationally on FOX Sports Net on Sunday, Aug. 8. All proceeds will
benefit the division of Pediatric Oncology at Johns Hopkins Sidney
Kimmel Cancer Center. The AFLAC All-American High School Baseball
Classic is produced by Sports America, Inc., an event management
and sports marketing corporation based in Rockville, Md. For more
information about the AFLAC All-American High School Baseball
Classic and to download pictures and bios of the player of the year
nominees, log on to http://www.aflacallamerican.com/ . AFLAC
Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) is an international holding company. A
Fortune 500(R) company, AFLAC insures more than 40 million people
worldwide. It is a leading writer of insurance products marketed at
the worksite in the United States, offering policies to employees
at more than 307,600 payroll accounts. The company insures one out
of four Japanese households and is the largest life insurer in
Japan in terms of individual insurance policies in force. In
January 2004, AFLAC was included in Fortune magazine's list of "The
100 Best Companies to Work for" for the sixth consecutive year.
Also in January 2004, AFLAC was named to Forbes magazine's
"Platinum 400 List of Best Big Companies in America" for the fifth
consecutive year. In March 2004, Fortune magazine included AFLAC in
its annual listing of "America's Most Admired Companies." AFLAC's
Internet address is http://www.aflac.com/ . Sports America, Inc. is
an event management and sports marketing corporation based in
Rockville, Md. The company has created and currently produces the
AFLAC All-American High School Baseball Classic and National
Selection Tour, the McDonald's All-American High School Basketball
Game and Jordan Capital Classic High School All-Star Basketball
Game. Contacts: Dave Watson Dan Sabreen AFLAC Sports America, Inc.
(706) 243-5420 (301) 424-9334 (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010525/AFLACLOGO )
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: AFLAC Incorporated CONTACT:
Dave Watson of AFLAC, +1-706-243-5420, or ; or Dan Sabreen of
Sports America, Inc., +1-301-424-9334, or Web site:
http://www.aflac.com/ http://www.aflacallamerican.com/
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