Hart earns Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Humanitarian Award
12/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Air Force senior Broam Hart and Western Michigan's Zach Terrell earned the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Humanitarian Award at the awards banquet, Thursday, Dec. 18, at the Boise Centre in Boise, Idaho.
A mainstay on the football field, Hart has played in 38 career games, the most career games played by any current offensive player. However, his involvement in the community is even more impressive.
Hart was a nominee for the Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team, recognizing areas of volunteerism and leadership among their peers. Among Hart's community outreach include serving as a preacher at West Mansfield Church in his hometown (Alvarado, Texas), serving locally as a Sunday school instructor in Colorado Springs at Pikes Peak Church and volunteering at the Marion House in Colorado Springs, serving meals to the homeless. This past summer he helped with the cleanup and restoration of Waldo Canyon, after a disastrous wildfire swept through the Colorado mountains west of Colorado Springs in 2013. Over Thanksgiving 2013, Hart surprised a local man who was in hospice care in Colorado Springs and spent two hours with him to help brighten his day. The family was so moved by the visit, they contacted the Academy to tell of the tremendous influence that he had on the family. Shortly after the man passed away, he helped the family move and continues to stay in contact with them.
In addition to his community efforts, Hart has been active at the Academy helping to film the Cadet-Athletes Against Sexual Violence (CAASV) video. A member of the Air Force football leadership council, he was instrumental in leading the football team as it participated in an accelerated training program against sexual violence.
On the field, Hart has played in 38 games and has rushed for 741 yards and eight touchdowns. The team's starting fullback in 2013, he was second on the team with 469 yards and six touchdowns. This season he has rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown.
Air Force, 9-3 overall this season, will face Western Michigan, 8-4, in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Saturday, Dec. 20, at 3:45 pm MT in Boise, Idaho.
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