IRVING, Texas - Fourteen Southwestern University football student-athletes were named to the 2017 Hampshire Honor Society, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday.

In all, the organization recognized 1,091 senior players from 298 schools across all collegiate divisions of play. Southwestern was one of 19 schools which had at least 10 honorees this year.

Pirate student-athletes selected include:
- Justin Broussard
- Zach Cole
- Brandon Fleischmann
- Tyler Frisby
- Jacob Harton
- Ben Patterson
- Michael Patterson
- Justin Pelt
- Alan Peralta
- Andrew Pratt
- Tanner Rogers
- Dante Smith
- Trey White
- Dylan Wilburn

The Hampshire Honor Society represents an important component in the organization's rich history as an innovator in promoting the scholar-athlete ideal, which began in 1959 with the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards. Jon F. Hanson, the chairman and founder of The Hampshire Companies, provided the endowment to launch the NFF Hampshire Honor Society in 2007. He made the contribution as part of his legacy to the organization after serving as NFF Chairman from 1994-2006. He currently serves the organization as the chairman emeritus. Each player awarded with membership in this year's Honor Society will receive a certificate commemorating their achievement.

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