Former Carson-Newman Football Player King Recognized As 2005-06 ”Peach of an Athlete”

ATLANTA, Ga. - Former Carson-Newman Eagles quarterback Joey King was recently honored as the top male amateur athlete at the 2005-06 "Peach of An Athlete" awards ceremony.

The "Peach of An Athlete" award is given each year by the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America to student-athletes from Georgia or who attend a college or university in Georgia. The award is given to those who excel in athletics, academics and community service and who serve as a positive role model for today's young people.

King has been honored as a "Peach of An Athlete" three times and received the award as the top amateur athlete this year. King, who graduated from Carson-Newman in December with a degree in Physical Education, was named the 2004 South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He had a 3.50 grade point average and was twice named to the AFCA Good Works Team, one of only 11 student-athletes in the nation in Division II, III and NAIA to receive the honor.

The Cedartown, Ga. native was a member of the SAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, was a member of the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll all four years, was treasurer for the C-N Chapter of APES and helped lead the Eagles to an 8-2 overall record and a #18 national ranking in 2005.

In addition to his contributions on the football field and in the classroom, King was involved in a number of community service organizations. He was a volunteer for the Jefferson County Habitat for Humanity, served as an officer for the Carson-Newman Fellowship of Christian Athletes, volunteered for the FCA's One Way To Play-Drug Free program and worked with the Best Buddies organization. King volunteered with the Special Olympics, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Knoxville and led a team Bible study. He spent the summer of 2005 working at a Christian camp in Missouri with inner-city youth.

King is currently a graduate assistant with the football program at Jacksonville State University in Alabama.