Chestnut Hill, Mass. – Boston College senior Bobby Swigert is the first weekly nominee for the 2015 Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award, the organizations announced on Wednesday.
Swigert, a 6-foot, 199-pound wide receiver returned to the gridiron on Sept. 5, 2014 for the Eagles’ season opener against Maine after missing two full seasons due to complications from a knee injury sustained against Notre Dame on Nov. 10, 2012. After tearing many of the ligaments in his knee, Swigert was continually sidelined with infections, undergoing 11 surgeries in all.
The Louisville, Ohio, native caught his first pass for five yards on the fifth play of BC’s second drive against the Black Bears.