University of Kentucky Tight End
C.J. CONRAD Named 2018 Pop Warner National College Football Award Winner When it comes to well-rounded athletes, C.J. Conrad checks all the boxes. Not only is he the Wildcats’ team captain and second leading receiver, a Dean’s List student and three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member, but he’s also one of Kentucky’s most active players in his community. His dedication to his sport, academic excellence and bettering his community are why he was awarded the 2018 Pop Warner National College Football Award at the 62nd Annual Pop Warner Super Bowl at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports complex. 40 / INSIDE Pop Warner
Conrad’s passion for helping others should be a true inspiration to Pop Warner’s young athletes. He spends so much time with patients at Kentucky Children’s Hospital that the hospital holds “Tuesdays with C.J.,” which the kids look forward to each and every week. Additionally, he has traveled to the Dominican Republic for a service trip with two teammates, where they interacted with residents of impoverished communities, visited an orphanage, constructed park benches in a sugar cane village, distributed food to the hun-
gry and visited a nursing home and a daycare for children with special needs. Conrad also supports the Special Olympics and volunteered with Amachi Central Kentucky, a mentoring program that seeks to pair caring, positive adults with children and youth who have been affected by incarceration. “I am extremely blessed and thankful to win this award. I take my community service work and being a role model very seriously,” said Conrad. “Anything I can do to help put
