TJ’s Breisinger honored with award named after his uncle

By Ray Fisher

Trib Total Media

He’s a natural.

Same family dynamics, same first and last name and a great fit as a student-athlete on and off the football field.

Senior lineman Alby Breisinger was the recipient of this year’s prestigious Breisinger Award at Thomas Jefferson. He found out about the honor June 1 at the TJ football team’s state championship ring ceremony held at the high school auditorium.

The 6-2, 250-pound Breisinger manned a guard position on the Jaguars’ offensive line last fall.

“I am extremely honored,” Breisinger said. “I really believe my Uncle Alby is looking down and is proud of me for winning this award. After I won it, I saw my grandma’s smile and that really made my night because I knew she wanted me to win so badly. Also, I am humbled that my teammates view me in this light and voted me to win the award.

“I have dreamed of winning this award since I first learned about it. I felt some pressure to win it because one of my main goals in life is to make my uncle and grandfather proud of the person I am. I was named after my uncle and my grandfather, who where both named Albert James Breisinger. I am the last Breisinger football player (at TJ) for the foreseeable future.”

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