The Piccolo award is given annually to the most courageous football player in the ACC. Rutledge made a standout comeback following a very serious car accident in 2023.

Linebacker Bryce Steele was named a recipient of the 2025 Brian Piccolo Award, the Atlantic Coast Conference announced Monday.

The Chicago Bears honored linebacker T.J. Edwards and wide receiver Rome Odunze as their latest Brian Piccolo Award recipients during a ceremony Tuesday at Halas Hall. Every year, the Bears select a ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Anyone who watched the Lions offense last year knows Ben Johnson is creative. Drawing up plays isn’t his only forte, though. Johnson wanted to be involved in the Bears annual Brian ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WGN) — The Chicago Bears announced T.J. Edwards and Rome Odunze as the team’s annual recipients of the Brian Piccolo Award on Tuesday. The Brian Piccolo Award is an honor voted on ...

The Bears paused from their NFL Draft preparations Tuesday to reward a pair of their current players with the Brian Piccolo Award. The award is given annually to one Bears veteran and one rookie who ...

Virginia running back Mike Hollins is the 2023 Brian Piccolo Award winner, maybe the easiest choice in years, considering what Hollins had to endure to get back on the field in 2023. The grad student ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- An upcoming auction of sports memorabilia features a rare Chicago Bears jersey worn by Brian Piccolo, whose tragic death in 1970 inspired the movie "Brian's Song." Other highlights of ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 16, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Gale Sayers, left, and Brian Piccolo ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Anyone who watched the ...