Gridiron Club of Greater Boston

Selected by the Executive Committee of the Gridiron Club. Presented each fall at NFL Legends Night dinner. In 2007, the Gridiron Club named its Man of the Year Award for Tom Yewcic, in recognition of his extraordinary service to the needy and deserving through his tireless efforts at organizing events and raising funds for charity. Tom is one of the greatest all-around athletes ever to play in Boston. He was a quarterback and punter for the Boston Patriots in the early 1960s. He also played professional baseball for the Detroit Tigers. In college, he led Michigan State to the championships of the Rose Bowl and the College World Series.

Winner-associated charities are listed below the photographs.


Ty Law 2011	Joe Andruzzi 2010

Troy Brown 2009	Andre Tippett 2008	Mike Haynes 2007

Babe Parilli 2006	Steve Nelson 2005	Steve Grogan 2004

Dick MacPherson 2003	Gino Cappelletti 2002	Mike Holovak 2001

Ron Burton 2000	Nick Buoniconti 1999	Tom Yewcic 1998

2011 - Ty Law
Dana Farber Cancer Center

2010 - Joe Andruzzi
Joe Andruzzi Foundation

2009 - Troy Brown
Inner-City Scholarship Fund

2008 - Andre Tippett
Dana Farber, NEPAC, Tenacity Sports, Pats’ Charitable Fdn., Temple Sinai of Sharon

2007 - Mike Haynes
Black Educators Alliance of Massachusetts

2006 - Babe Parilli
Italian Home for Children and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

2005 - Steve Nelson
Seven Hills Foundation and South Norfolk County Association for Retarded Citizens

2004 - Steve Grogan
Easter Seals Massachusetts and Kennedy-Donovan Center

2003 - Dick MacPherson
Juvenile programs at Joslin Diabetes Centers, Boston & Syracuse

2002 - Gino Cappelletti
Italian Home for Children, Ron Burton Training Village, Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

2001 - Mike Holovak
United Cerebral Palsy of the North Shore

2000 - Ron Burton
Dana Farber Cancer Center and Ron Burton Training Village

1999 - Nick Buoniconti
Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

1998 - Tom Yewcic
Massachusetts State Hospital School for Children