The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB's Aaron, Gallego Honored by C-USA
9/24/2001 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 24, 2001
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -
UAB quarterback Jeff
Aaron and placekicker Rhett
Gallego have both been honored by
Conference USA for their performance in last Saturday's 55-3 win over Army at Legion Field.
Aaron, who completed 17 of
23 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score -
all in just over one half of play - was named C-USA Offensive Player
of The Week.? The senior from Montgomery, Ala. (Jeff
Davis HS) led scoring drives on all six UAB possessions in the first half.?
Gallego, a senior from
Birmingham (Hueytown HS), earned C-USA Special Teams Player of The Week honors.?
He made both of his field goal attempts (from 45 and 34 yards) and hit
six of six PAT attempts for 11 points in the game.? Gallego was named C-USA Player of The Week three times
during the 2000 season.
?UAB plays at Southern Mississippi next Saturday (Sept. 29) at 6:00 pm CDT.
