Sports

All-American Bowl Honors Glenbard West's Tommy Schutt

Schutt will join high school athletes from all over the country to play in San Antonio.

Dave Schutt was overcome with emotion as he watched his son join an elite rank of football athletes. 

Before Saturday's playoff game, local soldiers presented Tommy Schutt with an All-American Bowl jersey in front of family and friends. 

"To be able to achieve something like that is beyond our expectations," said Dave. 

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Tommy is one of 90 players selected from across the country to play in the Jan. 7 game in San Antonio.

On many NFL rosters are previous All-American Bowl athletes like Tim Tebow, Adrian Peterson and Ndamukong Suh. 

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At the end of this season, Tommy will head to Penn State University to compete as a Division I athlete.

For a full recap of Saturday's first-round playoff game against Prospect, visit the Chicago Tribune or the Daily Herald's report


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