Georgetown Athletics announced that defensive lineman Max Villar was name to the 2020 National Football Foundation (NFF) Team of Distinction. Villar was nominated by the NFF Miami Touchdown Club Chapter. The criteria to make the team includes but is not limited to academic achievement, athletic accolades and community involvement.
“I am humbled and blessed to have earned this prestigious award from the National Football Foundation and the College Football Hall of Fame,” said Villar.
Villar attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami. He was a two-year captain and earned the team’s Leadership Award three times. On the field, he helped lead Christopher Columbus to four district championships, two regional championships and the 2019 state championship.
Villar was an AP Scholar and a member of the Business Honor Society and is currently in the McDonough School of Business.
