AFCA Good Works Team: Former South Euclid Footballer Makes The Cut

SOUTH EUCLID, OH — A South Euclid native has earned the prestigious distinction of being named to the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which honors off-the-field service work for football players. Patrick Mohorcic, 21, an offensive lineman and captain for the College of Wooster football team, Gilmour Academy graduate and South Euclid native beat out 146 other finalists for the award to earn his spot on the team.

Fans will now have the opportunity to vote for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Captain by voing to ESPN.com/Allstate. The captain, along with the other award recipients, will be invited to New Orleans to be honored at halftime of the 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl. The Good Works Team will also take part in a special youth football clinic prior to the game.

Mohorcic was named to the Good Works Team, along with players from Duke, Florida State, University of Georgia, Stanford, Penn State and other colleges. (To stay up to date on local stories, subscribe to the Patch Cleveland Heights newsletter. As news breaks and the story develops, you will be the first to receive updates from Patch.)

Mohorcic, who will be a senior in the fall, was nominated for his work revitalizing the group Men Working for Change, which advocates for the prevention of sexual violence at College of Wooster and also spreads awareness on ways to prevent sexual assaults.

He is also in the process of co-founding ScotsCare, a group working to develop a positive connection between Wooster's athletic program and students with special needs at Ida Sue School. He wants to bring those students to various athletic events and give them a chance to interact with players and coaches and get the feeling of being part of the action.

Learn more about Mohorcic in this Patch profile on him from July 2017.

Photo from Patrick Mohorcic