Christopher Walsh lands FWAA honor
BamaCentral's Christopher Walsh took second place in the best enterprise/investigative story category when the winners of the Football Writers Association of America's 27th Annual Best Writing Contest were announced Monday.
It's his seventh honor from the prestigious organization. Walsh finished first in the category in 2018.
The award was for a series that posted on SEC Country last summer called "The Saban 100," about Nick Saban's assistant coaches over the years and updated the status of each one.
Walsh created BamaCentral in July 2018.
The winners, with links to the first-place stories, courtesy of the FWAA:
GAME
First Place — Mike DeFabo, Anderson Herald-Bulletin
Second Place — Michael Lev, Arizona Daily Star/Tucson.com
Third Place — David Teel, Daily Press
Honorable Mention — Alex Scarborough, ESPN.com; Bill Bender, Sporting News; Edward Aschoff, ESPN.com
FEATURE
First Place — Bob Hammel, Bloomington Herald-Times (retired)
Second Place — Ron Higgins, Times-Picayune/NOLA.com
Third Place— Paul Payne, The Montgomery Advertiser
Honorable Mention — Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports; Dave Wilson, ESPN.com; Glenn Guilbeau, USA Today Network; David Barron, Houston Chronicle
COLUMNS
First Place — Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com
Second Place — Mike DeFabo, Anderson Herald-Bulletin
Third Place — Harry Minium, odusports.com
Honorable Mention — Dick Gabriel, WKYT/Big Blue Insider; Pete Thamel, Yahoo Sports;Mark Rea, Buckeye Sports Bulletin
ENTERPRISE
First Place — Jake Trotter, ESPN.com
Second Place — Christopher Walsh, SEC Country
Third Place – Adam Rittenberg, Heather Dinich, Tom VanHaaren, ESPN.com
Honorable Mention — Kirk Bohls, Austin American-Statesman; Matt Fortuna, The Athletic; David Barron, Houston Chronicle
