AAU Joel Ferrell Outstanding Performance

Award Winners From Michigan

The AAU, along with the assistance and the guidance of the Joel Ferrell family,

     established the Joel Ferrell Outstanding Performance Memorial Award to recognize

    the athletic ability and sportsmanship of an athlete representing each official sport

        at the AAU Junior Olympic Games. In addition to the award presented at the games,

                    each recipient's name will be engraved on a special plaque at the AAU National Headquarters.

       Joel Ferrell, a former aerospace engineer, made numerous contributions to the AAU.

     He held several positions with the AAU, including the presidency from 1976-78. He

was also a vice president of the USOC. In December 1988, he passed away in his

       home town of Tullahoma, Tennessee. This award is the most prestigious award given

in the AAU Junior Olympic Games.

Here is our Michigan AAU District Joel Ferrell Award Winners