Enjoy a celebratory awards dinner featuring an inspirational panel and honoring the top Long Snappers in college football, all while benefiting Bernie’s Book Bank. No successful field goal, extra point or punt can happen without a successful snap to initiate the play. Bernie’s Book Bank has a similar role – no child can learn to read without books. We serve behind the scenes, yet are an integral player in the literacy equation.  Both the Long Snapper and Bernie’s Book Bank value excellence, integrity, effectiveness, and teamwork. The 2025 Patrick Mannelly Award will take place at Bernie’s Book Bank’s Lake Bluff facility on December 13th. 

With shared values of excellence, integrity, effectiveness, teamwork, and balance, both the Patrick Mannelly Award and Bernie’s Book Bank aim for the award to be recognized by the National College Football Awards Association, which recognizes 25 awards on an annual basis. Recognition will not only acknowledge the incredible college Long Snappers, but it will also provide an opportunity for national awareness of Bernie’s Book Bank, which has the potential to benefit so many children.

The Patrick Mannelly Long Snapper Award shines a bright light on this unnoticed but essential position in football and provides rare recognition for the impactful role they play in today’s game.

Bernie’s Book Bank is proud to be the beneficiary of this prestigious award. Our mission to source, process and distribute quality children’s books to increase book ownership among children, with excellence and integrity, makes Bernie’s Book Bank the perfect teammate for the Long Snapper.

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2024 #65 Honor Roll:
Kendall Anderson, Lakes Community High School
Ryan Palmeri, St. Francis High School
Olivia Tautges, Lakes Community High School
Jack Treutelaar, Libertyville High School
Janiah Wilkes, Corliss STEM High School

2023 #65 Honor Roll:
Sohan Bendre, Walter Payton CP
Lissy Blume, Lake Forest HS
Sean Brown, Chicago Military Academy
Andy Bucaro, St. Francis HS
Jack Donovan, St. Francis HS
Katherine Malloy, Lake Forest HS
Jack McGeehan, St. Laurence HS
Tayla Moore, Perspectives Leadership Academy
Ben Owens, Stevenson HS
Sofia Sapp, Warren Township HS
Ryan Swanson, Antioch Community HS
CJ Valente, Batavia HS
DeAngelo Willis, Corliss HS
John Witowski, De La Salle Institute

2021 #65 Honor Roll:
Griffin Baker, Crystal Lake South High School
Joey Fortner, Marist High School
Luke Granzow, Hobart High School
Jason Hicks, Stevenson High School
Walker Himebauch, Palmer Ridge High School
Kate Kaptrosky, Lake Forest High School
Carson Kuligowski, St. Charles North High School
TJ McMillen, St. Francis High School
William Meyer, Lake Forest High School
Ella Mickey, Lake Forest High School
Ryan Porebski, William Howard Taft High School
Konnor Thompkins, King College Prep High School
Tommy VanSickle, Antioch High School
Owen Walter, Prospect High School