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Harvard Football Player Max Jones Earns Spot on 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

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Harvard football senior defensive back Max Jones has been recognized for his community service and leadership off the field, earning a spot on the prestigious 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Jones is the founder of the Project Proximate fellowship program, which aims to help Black and Latinx college students acquire the tools necessary to be change agents in closing the racial wealth gap. This honor recognizes 22 college football student-athletes, along with an honorary head coach, for their outstanding contributions to their communities.

Key Takeaways:

  • Max Jones, a Harvard University football player, has been named to the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team for his outstanding community service and leadership off the field.
  • Jones is the founder of the Project Proximate fellowship program, which aims to help Black and Latinx college students acquire the tools necessary to close the racial wealth gap.
  • The program partners with the Boston Consulting Group to provide management consultants and teams of college students with minority entrepreneurs, working on projects to help the businesses scale and grow.
  • The overarching goal of Project Proximate is two-fold: to bring wealth to marginalized communities by supporting business owners from these communities, generating jobs and wealth, and to create change agents by exposing college students to entrepreneurial mindsets and hard skills.
  • The program has successfully closed its second cohort, with 16 college fellows from six different colleges and six minority-owned businesses participating.
  • Over the next year, Project Proximate will be formalizing the program, possibly seeking a 501(c)3 status, and pursuing funding to make the fellowship a paid opportunity for students.
  • Jones has played in 27 career games with 86 tackles and four interceptions, earning Phil Steele Preseason All-Ivy League Second Team honors in both 2020 and 2021.
  • The Honorary Head Coach, Mark Stoops, is a respected figure in the football community, having served as the University of Kentucky head coach.
  • The 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team selection panel consisted of former Allstate AFCA Good Works Team members and journalists, including Zaid Abdul-Aleem, Tim Tebow, and Kirk Herbstreit.

Statistics:

  • 22 college football student-athletes and an honorary head coach have been recognized for their community service and leadership off the field.
  • 11 players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, 11 players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III, and NAIA, and one honorary head coach are included in the 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
  • Project Proximate has successfully closed its second cohort with 16 college fellows from six different colleges and six minority-owned businesses participating.
  • The program aims to formalize its status as a 501(c)3 organization and secure funding to make the fellowship a paid opportunity for students over the next year.

Sources:

  • Allstate AFCA Good Works Team announcement
  • Harvard University Athletics news release
  • Project Proximate fellowship program website
  • Boston Consulting Group website
  • Tim Tebow quote from the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team announcement
  • Troy Hawkes quote from the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team announcement
  • 2022 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team selection panel members announced on the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team website

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