DALLAS (FWAA) – The Football Writers Association of America announces its 2009 All-America Committee, which selects the 25-man All-America Team and the winners of the Bronko Nagurski and Outland trophies. This spring, the committee will help select the FWAA All-America Watch List and the watch lists for both of the FWAA's major player awards.

The FWAA has chosen an All-America Team annually since the 1944 season. It is the second longest continuously-published team in major college football.

The Football Writers Association of America, a non-profit organization founded in 1941, consists of nearly 1,000 men and women across North America who cover college football. The membership includes journalists, broadcasters and publicists, as well as key executives in all the areas that involve the game. The FWAA works to govern areas that include gameday operations, major awards, a national poll and its annual All-America team.

For more information on the FWAA All-America Team, contact executive director Steve Richardson (972-713-6198 or tigerfwaa@aol.com).

2009 FWAA ALL-AMERICA COMMITTEE

John Davis - Oxford (Miss.) Eagle - Southeastern

Heather Dinich - espn.com - Atlantic Coast

Pete DiPrimio - Fort Wayne (Ind.) News-Sentinel - Big Ten

Dennis Dodd - cbssports.com - Independents

Ryan Finley - Arizona Daily Star - Pacific-10

Pete Fiutak - College Football News - National

Kevin Gorman - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Big East

Anthony Hanshew - The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, W. Va.) - Conference USA

Dave Matter - Columbia (Mo.) Daily Tribune - Big 12

Mick McGrane - San Diego Union-Tribune - Mountain West

Rodney McKissic - Buffalo News - Mid-American

Adam Sparks - Daily News Journal (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) - Sun Belt

Phil Steele - Phil Steele Publications - National

Jimmy Watson - Shreveport Times - Western Athletic

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