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Flowers Tabbed Season Golden Helmet Winner
November 29, 2022 | Football
BC wide receiver voted top player in New England by NEFW.
BOSTON -- Boston College senior wide receiver Zay Flowers (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) was voted as the recipient of the University Division Gold Helmet Award, given to the top Division I player in New England, by the New England Football Writers. He is the first winner from BC since defensive end Zach Allen in 2018.
Flowers, who also earned All-New England recognition for the second time in his career, led the Eagles with 78 receptions for 1,077 yards and 12 touchdowns. He set the BC single-season record for receiving touchdowns, matched it in receptions and 100-yard receiving games (six), while his receiving yard total ranks third in BC history; just the fourth 1,000-yard season by an Eagle receiver.
Flowers was previously awarded the Bulger Lowe Award by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston as New England's top offensive player.
BC Winners of the Golden Helmet Award
1976: Peter Cronan
1979: Jeff Dziama
1982: Doug Flutie
1984: Doug Flutie
1985: Mike Ruth
1994: Pete Mitchell
1998: Mike Cloud
2016: Harold Landry
2018: Zach Allen
2022: Zay Flowers
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Flowers, who also earned All-New England recognition for the second time in his career, led the Eagles with 78 receptions for 1,077 yards and 12 touchdowns. He set the BC single-season record for receiving touchdowns, matched it in receptions and 100-yard receiving games (six), while his receiving yard total ranks third in BC history; just the fourth 1,000-yard season by an Eagle receiver.
Flowers was previously awarded the Bulger Lowe Award by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston as New England's top offensive player.
BC Winners of the Golden Helmet Award
1976: Peter Cronan
1979: Jeff Dziama
1982: Doug Flutie
1984: Doug Flutie
1985: Mike Ruth
1994: Pete Mitchell
1998: Mike Cloud
2016: Harold Landry
2018: Zach Allen
2022: Zay Flowers
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