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Bears name Allen Robinson, Darnell Mooney as their Piccolo Award winners

The award is given to a Bears veteran and a rookie with qualities of the late Piccolo.

(670 The Score) The Bears on Tuesday named receivers Allen Robinson and Darnell Mooney the winners of their prestigious Brian Piccolo Award.

The award is given annually to a Bears veteran and a rookie who best exemplify the "courage, loyalty, teamwork, dedication and sense of humor" of the late Piccolo, a former Chicago running back who died of embryonal cell carcinoma in 1970 at the age of 26. The award is given annually by the Bears organization and voted on by players.


"First, I think of the importance of the award and the impact of the award is not only it being voted by your peers and your teammates and people within the organization," Robinson said. "But also Brian Piccolo, him becoming best friends with a person like Gale Sayers way back when interracial friendships and things like that were very uncommon.

"To see those guys put their differences aside and become best friends, I think that's very impactful."

Robinson hauled in a career-best 102 catches for 1,250 yards and six touchdowns last season. A fifth-round pick out of Tulane in 2020, Mooney caught 61 passes for 631 yards and four touchdowns.

Chris Emma covers the Bears, Chicago's sports scene and more for 670TheScore.com. Follow him on Twitter @CEmma670.

The award is given to a Bears veteran and a rookie with qualities of the late Piccolo.