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Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Award Semi-Finalists

10/04/2010, 11:00am CDT
By Travis Wilson

The Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Award is presented annually to the state's top senior running back as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. The award is named after former Wausau High School athlete Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, who went on to play for the University of Wisconsin and the University of Michigan before starring at end in the NFL for 12 seasons. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the National High School Hall of Fame, and later went on to serve as Wisconsin's athletic director from 1969 to 1987.

The pre-season list has been trimmed down to 25 semi-finalists, with five finalists chosen after the second week of the playoffs. Winners are announced the week of the state finals. 

Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch Semi-Finalist List:

Nick Adamczak, Necedah
Dillon Bean, Westby
Aaron Clinton-Earl, Sussex Hamilton
Jimmy Coady, Aquinas
Brian Cobbs, Milwaukee Lutheran
Justin Fowlkes, Delavan-Darien
Melvin Gordon, Kenosha Bradford
Jaime Hofer, Middleton
Logan Lauters, Cedarburg
Dylan Loertscher, Colby
Ryan McDonald, Verona
Jesse McKune, Elmwood
Jake Perner, Black River Falls
Luke Przybylka, Muskego
Nick Radlinger, River Valley
Cody Rosemeyer, Gilman
Dakota Runde, Potosi
Jesse Scholl, Ithaca
Jacob Schultz, St. Mary's Springs
Eric Schwartzman, Tri-County
Chris Smith, Brown Deer
Andre Stewart, Milwaukee Bay View
Ben Tauchen, Bonduel
Ben Wassink, Kimberly
Alex Wolf, Mondovi

Finalists for the award do not have to come from the semi-finalist list. Lists are compiled from statistical information available to WSN, coach nominations, player evaluations, and other resources.

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