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NFF Chalktalk - March 28, 2016
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2013 NFF Toner Award recipient and Oklahoma athletics director honored by NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee.
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Upcoming Events at the Hall
April 9-10 Hall of Fame Chip-Off- Celebrate a Georgia tradition at the Hall April 9-10. Guests will enjoy delicious tournament style food and beverages and have the chance to win prizes in putting and chipping contests brought by TopGolf Midtown.
April 16 Football Blues- Feeling sad and blue because football season is over? Well the fun never stops at the College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience. Bring your friends and family to chase away the "Football Blues" on April 16 at the Hall's first football, music, food and fun-filled tailgate including southern-style food and blues music from The Breeze Kings.
April 30 Teacher Appreciation Day- Join us on April 30 as we show teachers a little love. In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Day, all educators are invited to visit the Hall for FREE with their valid identification.
April 30 Girl Scouts Day- The Hall will celebrate the Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta on Saturday, April 30, with a special $13.99 ticket offer, a custom patch and a photo opportunity with former Girl Scout and Miss Atlanta 2016, Lindsey Quandt.
The Hall on the Road
April 8-10 Atlanta Dogwood Festival
April 16-17 Big Shanty Festival
April 23 Girls on the Run 5K at Georgia Tech
April 23-24 Smyrna Jonquil Festival
April 28-30 NFL Draft Town in Chicago
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The College Football Hall of Fame opened its doors Aug. 23, 2014, in the heart of Atlanta's sports, entertainment and tourism district. Adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park, the new Hall provides visitors with a highly immersive, interactive and engaging experience using a blend of historic college football artifacts and state-of-the-art, interactive multimedia exhibits. To plan your visit and purchase tickets, visit
www.cfbhall.com.
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The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists has named NFF Board Member Kevin Plank and the Innovation Team at Under Armour as recipients of the Henry E. Millson Award for Invention for the creation and development of moisture-wicking athletic wear based on synthetic microfiber fabrics.
College Football Hall of Famer Lee Roy Jordan (Alabama) received a Champion of Life award on March 24 during Team Focus' annual fundraiser, "A Night with Nick Saban," at the Arthur Outlaw Mobile Convention Center. Alabama head coach Nick Saban was the event's guest speaker for the ninth straight year.
College Football Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas (Oklahoma State)
will be
the honored guest at the Greater Allegany County (N.Y.) Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner on April 1.
College Football Hall of Famer Joe Theismann (Notre Dame)
will serve
as the guest speaker at Montana State's annual Triangle Classic fundraiser banquet on April 8 in Great Falls.
2001 William V. Campbell Trophy winner Joaquin Gonzalez, along with other former Hurricanes Willis McGahee and Kellen Winslow Jr., will be inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame on March 31.
2008 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Andrew Berry (Harvard) is now the vice president of player personnel for the Cleveland Browns.
2015 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Jacoby Boren was named a finalist for Ohio State's Big Ten Medal of Honor.
2015 NFF Gold Medal recipient Dr. Condoleezza Rice will serve as the commencement speaker at High Point University (N.C.) on May 7.
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The annual New Balance
NFF Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter
Coaches Clinic
will be held
Saturday, April 2, in the Yawkey Building at Boston College. A sellout crowd of 300 coaches is expected to hear the six clinicians, followed by attendance at the Boston College spring practice later in the day. Those scheduled to speak are Boston College offensive coordinator
Scott Loeffler
and defensive coordinator
Jim Reid
, Harvard offensive coordinator
Joel Lamb
and defensive coordinator
Scott Larkee
, Amherst (Mass.) head coach
E.J. Mills
and retired Maine head coach
Jack Cosgrove
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The NFF Valley of the Sun (Ariz.) Chapter announced the names of the scholar-athletes who will be honored at its 35th Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet April 2 at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort and Villas.
The NFF New York City Chapter will hold its Elite Eleven Dinner on April 5 at the New York Athletic Club, honoring the top scholar-athletes in New York City and presenting New York Jets and former Central Florida wide receiver Brandon Marshall with its Accorsi Award for his work with
PROJECT 375
, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating the stigma surrounding mental illness and disorders.
The 56th NFF Casey-O'Brien/New Haven (Conn.) Chapter Scholar-Athlete Dinner will take place April 8 at Fantasia. Twenty-eight high school and prep school scholar-athletes will be honored.
The NFF Gridiron Club of Dallas Chapter's Eighth Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet will take place April 10 at the Marriott Quorum. Longtime Dallas sports talk radio staple Norm Hitzges will receive the 2016 Distinguished Texan Award, the chapter's highest honor, and new North Texas head coach Seth Littrell will be the guest speaker. A number of other awards will be presented to area football leaders. The chapter will also honor seven collegiate and a chapter-record 66 high school scholar-athletes.
The NFF National Capital (D.C.) Chapter will host its 10th Annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet on April 10 at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va. Army head coach Jeff Monken will give the keynote address. The Clermont Sun did a wonderful profile on John Hale, who will sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "God Bless America" at the event.
At an April 16 brunch hosted by the NFF East Tennessee Chapter, Steve Spurrier, a College Football Hall of Fame player from Florida and longtime SEC head football coach, will receive the 2016 Robert Neyland Award. ESPN broadcaster Brent Musburger, a 2011 recipient of the NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award, will accept the 2016 Lindsey Nelson Broadcasting Award at the event. They will both be recognized later that day at the University of Tennessee's Orange and White Game.
The NFF Central Indiana Chapter's Scholar-Athlete Banquet is scheduled for April 16 at the Indianapolis Colts practice facility. New Ball State head football coach Mike Neu will be the guest speaker, and former Stanford and current Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, a 2008 NFF National High School Scholar-Athlete, will make a special
appearance. 2015 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Hank Spencer (Mount Union [Ohio]) will also be honored.
College Football Hall of Famer Chuck Cecil (Arizona) will be the keynote speaker at the NFF Southern Arizona Chapter's 19th Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet April 17 in Tucson. The chapter recently announced the scholar-athletes who will be honored at the event.
The NFF Emo DiNitto/Rhode Island Chapter will be holding its 29th Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner on May 2 at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, R.I. The chapter will recognize 28 scholar-athletes, including 12 Golden Dozen and 16 Silver honorees, for their outstanding academic and football achievements. Two of the Golden Dozen honorees will receive $1,000 scholarships, increasing the chapter's total grants to more than $140,000. The chapter will also honor its Distinguished American Louis Marciano, Contribution to Amateur Football Award recipient Ted Stebbins and Football Official Joseph Schwab.
The NFF Touchdown Club of Houston Chapter will hold its 50th Anniversary "Touchdowner of the Year" Banquet on May 4 at the Westin Galleria Ballroom. NFF Chairman and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning (Mississippi) will be the guest of honor. The chapter will host a Hall of Fame Golf Tournament the day before at Wildcat Golf Course.
The 41st annual NFF Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter Scholar-Athlete Banquet will be held May 15 at the Boston/Newton Marriott. The banquet will feature 33 High School Scholar-Athlete honorees and the presentation of the Daly, Schluntz and Burton Awards. Boston College play-by-play announcer Jon Meter-Parel will return as the emcee.
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Scheduling
Virginia and BYU announced changes to their future football series...
People
Millsaps (Miss.) has hired Donald Brooks to serve as the new director of athletics... Buena Vista (Iowa) announced the hiring of Jack Denholm as director of athletics... Florida rewarded head coach Jim McElwain with a raise...
Media
Every SEC spring football game will be nationally televised on either the SEC Network, ESPNU or ESPN... Ibra Morales and Todd Siegel have joined the American Sports Network as vice president of operations and vice president of sales, respectively...
Facilities
Florida State is installing new video boards for the 2016 season... Stonehill
(Mass.) recently completed a 50,000-square-foot expansion and renovation of the Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex... Toledo will begin installation of a new FieldTurf playing surface in the Glass Bowl...
Donations
Colorado State
announced that the name "Sonny Lubick Field" will continue at the university's new on-campus stadium when it opens for the 2017 season, thanks to the second $20 million gift announced this month... Protective Life has committed $500,000 to support construction of UAB's
proposed $15 million Football Operations Building...
Marketing and Uniforms
Morehead State
has entered into a multi-year agreement with Under Armour to become its official all-sports apparel provider...
Community Service
The Delaware football team
will host the eighth annual Be the Match bone marrow registry drive on April 13 on its campus... S
elect members of the Ole Miss football program and support staff gave up their spring break for the third year in a row to serve others by doing mission work in Camp Marie, Haiti...
More News of Interest
Michigan will host an international soccer match between Real Madrid and Chelsea at Michigan Stadium on July 30...
Obituaries
Chet O'Neill, a former Hofstra football player and assistant coach at Hofstra, Colgate and Harvard,
passed away Feb. 24. He was
80...
Richard Fischer
, believed to have been the oldest living former Nebraska football player,
passed away
March 13. He was
102... Peter Chodoff, a longtime Temple supporter and namesake of the Owls' football practice field, passed away March 21. He was 91... Averett University (Va.) president emeritus Dr. Frank R. Campbell, who launched the school's football program, passed away March 22. He was 80... Dr. Arthur M. Pappas, a career orthopedic surgeon and former Harvard football player, passed away March 22. He was 84...
Former Alabama football trainer
Sang Lyda
passed away
March 23. He was
75... Former Alabama fullback Kevin Turner passed away March 24. He was 46... Alabama A&M football player Danny Johnson died in a car accident March 24. He was 20... Auburn's first black scholarship football player, James Owens, passed away March 26. He was 65... Former Dixie State (Utah) and Northern Iowa football player Dexter Hill passed away March 26. He was 31...
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April 27, 2016 - Announcement of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, recognizing the college football players from all divisions of play who maintained a 3.2 GPA or better during their collegiate careers - Irving, Texas
June 1, 2016 - 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Ballots distributed to members of the National Football Foundation - Irving, Texas
Sept. 28, 2016 - Announcement of the semifinalists for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments and prominently displayed at the NYAC - Irving, Texas
Dec. 5, 2016
- Announcement and Presentation of the Asa S. Bushnell Cup to the Ivy League Football Players of the Year at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel at an event presented by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses - New York City
Dec. 6, 2016
- NFF Annual Awards Press Conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel - New York City
Dec. 6, 2016
- NFF Chapter Awards Luncheon, presented by Under Armour, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel - New York City
Dec. 6, 2016
- 59th NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria - New York City, including the induction of the 2016 College Football Hall of Fame Class and the 27th presentation of the William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments and prominently displayed at the New York Athletic Club.
Dec. 31, 2016
- The 12th Annual NFF National Hall of Fame Salute during the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl - Atlanta
Jan. 5, 2017
- NFF Leadership Hall of Fame Dinner - Tampa, Fla.
Jan. 6, 2017
- Announcement of the 2017 College Football Hall of Fame Class - Tampa, Fla.
Jan. 9, 2017
- College Football Playoff National Championship at Raymond James Stadium - Tampa, Fla.
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The NFF would like to thank NFF correspondent Bo Carter for his contributions to this report.
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