DeAngelo Williams of Memphis Named to Playboy All-America Team

DeAngelo Williams

University of Memphis senior tailback DeAngelo Williams has been selected to Playboy's 2005 College All-America Football Team, and in doing so will attend the publication's "Dream Team" photo shoot in May.

Williams is the fourth U of M player honored by Playboy Magazine. Kicker Ryan White was selected in 2000, while Joe Allison and Harry Schuh were chosen in 1993 and 1964, respectively. He will be one of 25 collegiate football players invited to Phoenix for the photo shoot and the full team will be released in a fall issue.

This is the 49th year of the Playboy All-America tradition. Other former honorees include Dan Marino, John Elway, Troy Aikman, Barry Sanders, Michael Vick and Peyton Manning. The event will be held at the Hilton Pointe Resort at South Mountain, May 6-8.

The 2005 Mutual of Omaha Blue-Gray Game will be held this Saturday, April 2, at Rhodes College. The awards ceremony will begin at 11:45 a.m., with the scrimmage to follow at noon.

This is the second straight year that Rhodes has welcomed the Tigers on its campus. It is also the first year that the game will have a sponsor, as Mutual of Omaha has committed to a three-year partnership. The company will have an interactive booth and giveaways.