TOM LAMB, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, NATICK HIGH SCHOOL (retired)

Tom Lamb has spent 40 years in education helping student athletes as a teacher, coach and as an Athletic Director. Coach Lamb, a scholarship football player and captain at Holy Cross College, has coached and won four state championships in football most recently in 2005 at Natick High School.

He has been selected as coach of the year by the Globe, the Boston Herald, the MetroWest News and was awarded the MIAA State Association John E. Young Award for outstanding service to thousands of boys and girls attending MIAA schools across the Commonwealth. Additionally, Coach Lamb has been the recipient of the Coach of the Week Award from the New England Patriots. He is a member of the Hall of Fame at Adams High School as an athlete and was most recently inducted into the Natick High Athletic Hall of Fame as a coach.

MasterSports is honored to present the 2011 Distinguished Service Award to Tom Lamb.

Former Distinguished Service Award recipients include:

2005, Paul Costello, High School Coach, Boston Latin School

2006, Jonathan Kraft, President, New England Patriots

2007, Andre Tippett, Director of Football Development and Promotions, New England Patriots

2008, Sandy Ruggles, High School/College Coach,North Middlesex HS/U Mass Lowell, Member MHSFCA

2009, Tom Yewcic, Former Boston Patriot

2010, Bob Aylward, High School/College Coach, Tewksbury H.S./ Wilmington H.S./Nashua H.S., University of Northern Colorado

2011, Harry Wilson, Founder and Coach, Boston Raiders Youth Football

E.J. MILLS, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, AMHERST COLLEGE

Coach Mills is entering his 19th season with the Lord Jeffs and 15th season as Head Football Coach. In 2011 the Lord Jeffs were undefeated and won their second NASCAC and Little III chanpionship in the past three years. Over this period the Lord Jeffs boasted an overall 27-5 record and two undefeated seasons.

Former College Coach of the Year Award recipients include:

2007, Michael Whalen, Head Football Coach, Williams College, MA

2008, Paul Castonia, Head Football Coach, Plymouth State University

2009, Sean McDonnell, Head Football Coach, University of New Hampshire

2010, Tom Gilmore, Head Football Coach, College of the Holy Cross

2011, Tom Kelley, Athletic Director/Head Football Coach, Framingham State University

MIKE BOYAGES,HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Coach Boyages Bio

Former High School Coach of the Year Award recipients include:

2007, Jack Martinelli, Head Football Coach, Foxboro High School, MA

2008, John DiBiaso, Head Football Coach, Everett High School, MA

2009, Bill Maver, Head Football Coach, Acton Boxboro High School, MA

2010, Bill Maradei, Head Football Coach, Austin Prep High School, MA

2011, John Rafferty, Head Football Coach, North Andover High School, MA

EDWIN SHANAHAN, NCAA OFFICIAL, COLONIAL, IVY AND PATRIOT LEAGUES

Ed was the 2005 recipient of the prestigious ECAC Red Hill award for Excellence in Football Officiating; and is the Past President of the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Football Officaials (EAIFO) Boston Chapter.

Former Outstanding Official Award recipients include:

2009, James Kearney, a 20-year collegiate official and Past President, EAIFO

2010, Bill Ward, NCAA Div 1-AA official and Past Preseident, EAIFO

2011, Bryan Platt, NCAA Div -1 official, CITI BCS Championship Game 2010

STEVE KRAUSE, SPORTS EDITOR, THE LYNN ITEM

Steve Krause's Bio

Former SID/Media Award recipients include:

2008, Jack Grinold, Sports Information Director, Northeastern University

2009, Roger Crosley, Sports Information Director, Emerson College & Publicity Director for the New England Football Conference.

2010, Dick Lipe, Director of Sports Information , Bentley University

2011, John "Jocko" Connelly, Boston Herald Sportswriter

JOE TARBY, PRESIDENT, WOBURN POP WARNER

Coach Tarby's Bio

BOB BANCROFT, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, PEMBROKE HIGH SCHOOL

With three Super Bowl wins, 16 league titles and a 182-88-6 record during his 27-year tenure from 1975-2001 as the head coach at Whitman-Hanson, Bob Bancroft earned a spot in the Mass. High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame

Former Lifetime Achievemnet Award recipients include:

2009,Peter Yetten, Head Football Coach (retired), Bentley College

2011, Don Ruggeri Head Football Coach (retired), Massachusetts Maritime Academy

2009, Bill Tighe, Head Football Coach, Lexington H.S.

2010, Armand Sabourin, Head Football Coach (retired), Bedford High School