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Three military youth football teams were guests of the Washington Redskins for their preseason finale Sept. 3 against the Atlanta Falcons at FedEx Field here.
Teams from Fort Belvoir, Va.; Fort Meade, Md.; U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.; and Palmer Park, Md., Boys and Girls Clubs of America were part of numerous "Play Football Week" celebrations conducted around the National Football League Aug. 28 through Sept. 4.
Fort Belvoir Bulldogs running back/linebacker Ricky Morgan Jr. got an up-close view of the coin toss prior to the Redskins' 27-0 victory over the Falcons.
Morgan, who plays in the Fairfax County Youth Football League's anklebiter division with father/coach Army Sgt. Maj. Ricky Morgan, accompanied referee Jeff Tripplette and the NFL teams' captains onto the field for the pre-game ceremony.
Paul Bishop, a member of the 75-pound Cougars of Fort Meade, Md., fetched the kicking tee off the field following the opening kickoff. He is the son of Marine Gunnery Sgt. Paul Bishop, stationed at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade.
Benjamin Mitchell, a youth-football player from Quantico, retrieved the tee from the field after the second-half kickoff.
The inaugural "Play Football Week" was created by USA Football, the NFL and the NFL Players Association to celebrate the sport and to recognize people involved with the game at the grassroots level.
(Tim Hipps is assigned to the U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center public affairs office.)
Story by Tim Hipps, Special to American Forces Press Service
| Date Taken: | 09.08.2004 |
| Date Posted: | 07.04.2025 03:20 |
| Story ID: | 535302 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, US |
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