LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Lenoir-Rhyne wide receiver
Dareke Young has been selected to the 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl.
Young, a 6-3, 220 lb graduate student played in 43 career games and finished with 73 catches for 1,176 yards and 16 touchdowns to go with 88 rushes for 658 yards and eight rushing touchdowns.
The East-West Shrine Bowl is the longest running college all-star football game in the nation. The East-West Shrine Bowl is an important part of America's football tradition, giving top college players a chance to showcase their talents to NFL scouts and a national television audience.
For more than 90 years, some of football's greatest athletes and coaches have contributed to the tradition of the East-West Shrine Bowl. Players like Gale Sayers, Tom Brady, John Elway, Allan Page, Dick Butkus, Brett Favre, Gino Marchetti and Walter Payton, along with coaches Don Shula, Dick Vermeil, Paul "Bear" Bryant and Jerry Glanville, to name a few, have supported the East-West Shrine Bowl.
The East-West Shrine Bowl benefits Shriners Hospitals for Children and its mission to provide excellent care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate, regardless of the families' ability to pay. The 97th annual East-West Shrine Bowl will be played in primetime on Thursday, February 3, at Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders. The nationally televised game will be part of NFL Pro Bowl week festivities.
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