Volume 9, Issue 4 - The National Football Foundation
Volume 9, Issue 4 - The National Football Foundation
Volume 9, Issue 4 - The National Football Foundation
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<strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Football</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Presented by<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Football</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>'s<br />
CHAPTER NETWORK<br />
May 15, 2013 • <strong>Volume</strong> 9 <strong>Issue</strong> 4<br />
Presented by<br />
Valley of the Sun Chapter (AZ) Hosts 32nd<br />
Annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet<br />
Thirty-four of the best and brightest scholar-athletes from the Phoenix area proudly display their commemorative footballs.<br />
Erik "Wid" Widmark (second from right) received the chapter's Distinguished<br />
Arizonan Award. Widmark played wide receiver at Cal Western before an NFL<br />
career. Since 1995, he has been the executive director of the Grand Canyon State<br />
Games, which offers more than 100 sporting events and the nation's largest arts<br />
and essay contest with more than 25,000 participants annually. Also pictured<br />
are chapter executive director Mike Muraco; president emeritus Bill Riddle;<br />
chapter chairwoman Janie Riddle; Widmark; Cinda Widmark.<br />
Shandon Coffman from Williams Field High School received the Shaw Courage<br />
Award. Coffman, dealing with the loss of his mother to cancer prior to the season,<br />
became team captain and will attend Harvard in the fall. Chapter executive director<br />
Mike Muraco (left) and executive director emeritus and award namesake<br />
Lew Shaw presented the award.<br />
Coach Frank Kush, a 1995 College <strong>Football</strong> Hall of Fame inductee from Arizona<br />
State, serves as the chapter's Honorary Chairman of the Board and attends<br />
annually to the delight of the crowd. Kush pauses for a photo with high school<br />
scholar-athletes L-R: Jacob Molina and John Raynak from Thunderbird High<br />
School and Blake Krofchik from Bradshaw Mountain High School.<br />
Two NFF veterans exchange stories prior to the event. Former NFF President<br />
Bob Casciola (left) and current NFF Board Member Jack Lengyel.<br />
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<strong>Football</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Presented by<br />
NFF Gridiron Club of Dallas Chapter Celebrates 5th<br />
Annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet<br />
Fifty scholar-athletes from the Dallas/Fort Worth area claimed honors for their accomplishments on the field, in the classroom and community.<br />
2012 College Hall of Fame inductee John Wooten, an All-American at Colorado<br />
in the 1950s, accepted the chapter's Distinguished Texan Award. Having spent<br />
nearly five decades in the NFL as a player and administrator, Wooten is now the<br />
chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance. NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell<br />
presented the award.<br />
Chapter award winners gather for a photo. L-R: Small School Assistant Coach of<br />
the Year, Mike Copeland; Official of the Year, Bob Kucera; Large School Coach<br />
of the Year, John Walsh; Legends Award, Tom Kimbrough; Athletics Director of<br />
the Year, Steve Williams; Small School Coach of the Year, Todd Rodgers; and<br />
Large School Assistant Coach of the Year, Jamal Adams.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Gridiron Club of Dallas annually recognizes nine collegiate scholar-athletes<br />
for their stellar performance. L-R: Chapter President Gerald Brence; Tim Smith,<br />
Austin College; Cameron Rogers, SMU; Cale Patterson, TCU; Corey Jackson,<br />
Tarleton State; Lanear Sampson, Baylor; Nicholas Summerfield, North Texas;<br />
Tyler Rawlings, Texas A&M-Commerce; Jordan Hayes, East Texas Baptist.<br />
Conference USA Associate Commissioner Alfred White presents the chapter's<br />
Fighting Heart Scholarship. White has been active on the chapter's board since its<br />
inception.<br />
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<strong>Football</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Presented by<br />
Western Massachusetts Chapter Continues To<br />
Shine, Holding its 51st Annual Event<br />
An outstanding group of scholar-athletes were recognized for their accomplishments during their prep career.<br />
Joining the scholars is NFF Northeast Region Coordinator Howie Vandersea.<br />
Former Chapter President and 2009 Northeast Chapter Leadership Award winner<br />
Alex Rotsko (left) received the Butova Trophy for "Career Distinction" from<br />
American International College athletics director Rich Bedard.<br />
Joshua Kelly of St. Joseph's High School received the Francis X. Keating Award<br />
for "Overcoming Adversity." Kelly has battled diabetes for many years and was a<br />
big contributor to his team. Also pictured is his coach, Gary Bianchi.<br />
Dr. Archie Roberts, former Columbia great and 2011 NFF Distinguished<br />
American Award winner, presents the Roberts Trophy to Benjamin Roberts<br />
from Cathedral High School. <strong>The</strong> trophy, which is named for Roberts father,<br />
is presented to the top scholar-athlete in Western Massachusetts.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Chapter Box Score<br />
• Network launched in 1959<br />
• 120 chapters in 47 states<br />
• 12,000 members<br />
• Reaches 4,800 high schools and 400,000 studentathletes<br />
• $1 million distributed annually<br />
• $16 million distributed all-time<br />
• 3,300 student-athletes honored annually with an<br />
average GPA of 3.7 in 2012<br />
• 65,200 scholar-athletes honored all-time<br />
• 33,000 people annually attend a banquet<br />
• More than 1,000 events staged each year<br />
• All-time chapter banquet attendance: 1,252,000<br />
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<strong>National</strong><br />
<strong>Football</strong><br />
<strong>Foundation</strong><br />
Presented by<br />
Under Armour<br />
Lead Development Program<br />
ATTENTION CHAPTER PRESIDENTS!<br />
Take advantage of the Under Armour Lead Development Program!<br />
This unique program allows you to get a 10% credit towards the purchase of Under Armour<br />
products by referring your local high schools and colleges to Under Armour for their next purchase<br />
of uniforms, apparel, footwear, accessories, etc.<br />
If you provide Under Armour with a credible lead, Under Armour will provide the Chapter’s VIP<br />
account with a one-time product credit.*<br />
Under Armour is the Official Outfitter of the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Football</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>. Take advantage of the<br />
Under Armour Lead Development Program today!<br />
For more details, contact NFF Director of Membership Ron Dilatush at (972) 556-1000 or<br />
rdilatush@footballfoundation.com.<br />
*Contractual Requirements and Conditions apply.<br />
How To Submit a Lead<br />
1. Chapter President sends an email to: teamsales@underarmour.com.<br />
2. Be sure to include “NFF Lead” in the subject line.<br />
3. In the body of the email, please include the following information:<br />
- Chapter name, president’s name, email and phone number<br />
- Lead (Team Name and City, State)<br />
- Contact information for the Lead (name, phone, email)<br />
- What the Lead is interested in buying (uniforms, apparel, footwear, accessories, etc.)<br />
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