Marksmen Faceoff in NFL
On Sunday, December 18, 2016, Sam Acho ’07 and Ty Montgomery ’11 faced off in the Packers/Bears game in Chicago. Sam is a linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Ty is a running back for the Green Bay Packers. The Packers were able to get the win led by Ty’s performance on the field, where he ran for 162 yards and two touchdowns. His performance earned him a nomination for the FedEx Ground Player of the Week.
Earlier this month, Sam was announced as the Bears’ 2016 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee. The award recognizes nominees for their excellence and contributions on and off the football field. Sam joins his family doing mission work in Nigeria with Living Hope Ministries where they provide basic medical needs and build medical facilities. In 2010, while playing for the University of Texas where he was voted team MVP in his senior year, Sam was honored with the Campbell Trophy, which recognizes college football’s top scholar-athlete. That same year, he also earned the Wuerffel Trophy, college football’s premier award for community service. In 2015, Sam returned to St. Mark’s to serve as the Commencement Speaker. He also earned an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.
After graduating from St. Mark’s in 2011, Ty Montgomery played football for four years and earned his Political Science degree at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Menlo-Atherton Trophy, which is given to Stanford’s outstanding freshman and finished his college football career with more than 2,200 all-purpose yards, which placed him third in program history. Throughout his professional career, Ty has worked alongside his mother, Lisa, to advocate for the benefits of foster care and the important role that it plays in children’s lives.
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Earlier this month, Sam was announced as the Bears’ 2016 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee. The award recognizes nominees for their excellence and contributions on and off the football field. Sam joins his family doing mission work in Nigeria with Living Hope Ministries where they provide basic medical needs and build medical facilities. In 2010, while playing for the University of Texas where he was voted team MVP in his senior year, Sam was honored with the Campbell Trophy, which recognizes college football’s top scholar-athlete. That same year, he also earned the Wuerffel Trophy, college football’s premier award for community service. In 2015, Sam returned to St. Mark’s to serve as the Commencement Speaker. He also earned an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University.
After graduating from St. Mark’s in 2011, Ty Montgomery played football for four years and earned his Political Science degree at Stanford University. He was the recipient of the Menlo-Atherton Trophy, which is given to Stanford’s outstanding freshman and finished his college football career with more than 2,200 all-purpose yards, which placed him third in program history. Throughout his professional career, Ty has worked alongside his mother, Lisa, to advocate for the benefits of foster care and the important role that it plays in children’s lives.
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Sam and Ty meet up with St. Mark's varsity football coach Bart Epperson before their game on Sunday.
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St. Mark’s School of Texas is a private, nonsectarian college-preparatory boys’ day school for students in grades 1 through 12, located in Dallas, Texas. St. Mark’s aims to prepare young men to assume leadership and responsibility in a competitive and changing world.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
