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1. 1. FWAA > News > Bert McGrane Award

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   Published on: 1/7/2008   Last Visited: 4/23/2008

   FELTON NAMED RECIPIENT OF FWAA'S BERT McGRANE AWARD
   
   NEW ORLEANS (FWAA) - Claude Felton, longtime sports information director at the University of Georgia, has been named the 2008 recipient of the Football Writers Association of America's Bert McGrane Award, it was announced during the FWAA annual awards breakfast.
   
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   "Claude Felton for years has run one of the best press operations in college football and has been of great help to other FWAA members and the media in general," said Mike Griffith, FWAA president.
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   During his career, Felton has served as media coordinator for 17 NCAA national championship events and was the host sports information director for the 1977 NCAA Final Four basketball tournament in Atlanta. He served on the press liaison staff for the U.S. Olympic Committee at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and was the press venue chief for the soccer venue at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.
   
   Felton also served as chairman of the Ethics Committee of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) from 1985-91 and chairman of the CoSIDA Olympic Liaison Committee (1992-95). He was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2001 and is a recipient of the organization's Arch Ward Award in 2004. Felton, who was inducted into the Savannah (Ga.) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005, is currently a member of the NCAA men's basketball Final Four media coordination committee.
   
   A native of Savannah, Ga., Felton has received two degrees from the University of Georgia. He is married to the former Cathy Turner of Athens, Ga., and they have three children: Robyn, a 2000 graduate of Samford University; Christopher, a 2001 graduate of Georgia; and Patrick, a sophomore at Georgia.
   
   Felton will be honored this summer during the National Football Foundation's Hall of Fame induction weekend in South Bend, Ind., and his name will be placed in the College Football Hall of Fame's rotunda.

2. 2. Yahoo - Student Advantage's FANSonly Network Keeps Growing; Now at 121 Properties

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   Published on: 8/22/2001   Last Visited: 8/22/2001

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3. 3. Player Bio: Claude Felton :: Genrel

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   Published on: 6/7/2006   Last Visited: 6/7/2006

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   Claude Felton has served since 1979 in the Georgia Athletic Association including the position of Associate Athletic Director and Sports Communications Director since July, 2004. He previously held positions as Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs (four years), two years as Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs, four years as Associate Athletic Director for Sports Information, 10 as Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information, and five as Sports Information Director. Prior to being named sports information director in July, 1979, Felton held positions as Sports Information Director, Director of Information Services, and Director of Public Relations at Georgia Southern University and Assistant Sports Information Director at the University of Georgia.
   
   During his career, he has served as media coordinator for 17 NCAA national championship events and was the host sports information director for the 1977 NCAA Final Four basketball tournament in Atlanta. He served on the press liaison staff for the U.S. Olympic Committee at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and was the press venue chief for the soccer venue at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. He also served as chairman of the Ethics Committee of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) from 1985-91 and chairman of the CoSIDA Olympic Liaison Committee (1992-1995). He was inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame in 2001 and recipient of the organization's Arch Ward Award in 2004.
   
   Felton, who was inducted into the Savannah (Ga.) Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005, is currently a member of the NCAA men's basketball Final Four media coordination committee.
   
   A native of Savannah, Ga., Felton received his ABJ and M.A. Degrees from the University of Georgia. He is married to the former Cathy Turner of Athens, Ga., and they have three children: Robyn, a 2000 graduate of Samford University; Christopher, a 2001 graduate of UGA; and Patrick, a freshman at UGA.