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NFF Media Contacts
Phil Marwill | 917-579-4256
Alan Cox | 972-556-1000
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NFF Chalktalk - July 5, 2016
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The NFF announced that Tod Leiweke, the chief operating officer of the NFL and a longtime sports industry innovator, will be inducted into the NFF Leadership Hall of Fame. He will be honored Jan. 5 at the Tampa Convention Center during an induction dinner that kicks off the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship weekend.
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| Roscoe C. Brown Jr., a trail-blazing aviator and a public servant for more than six decades in education, the military and in government, passed away July 2 at the age of 94. Brown was honored as the 2012 recipient of the National Football Foundation's Gold Medal, its most prestigious honor. |
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Vote for the Hall in Best of Atlanta Contest
Creative Loafing Atlanta is now accepting nominations for its annual Best of Awards. Please write the Hall in as the Best Tourist Spot for Locals
. Please vote and support the Hall by July 17
by clicking here
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Free Admission for All Active-Duty and Retired Military
All active duty and retired service men and women will now receive free admission to the Hall of Fame year-round with a
valid military ID.
Upcoming Events at the Hall
July 16, Football Blues- The College Football Hall of Fame will round out the stellar "Football Blues" tailgate series on July 16 with a patriotic twist. Join our red, white and blue party and celebrate the U.S.A. with America's favorite foods like hamburgers and hot dogs and music from Alabama's Andrew Velez Band from 1-5 p.m. Click here for tickets.
July 23, Mascot Day-
Show your favorite college mascots some love on Mascot Day! Fans who dress up as their favorite college mascot get FREE admission to the Hall on July 23. Guests must arrive in costume to our box office to receive free entry.
July 30, Educator Day- The Hall will hosts its own "Educator Day" and offer FREE admission to teachers and principals with valid identification. Educators can also learn about our free T.E.A.M.S. curriculum - a comprehensive lesson plan focused on technology, engineering, arts, mathematics and science. The Hall's compelling educational experience is sure to bring your class to its feet!
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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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NFF Board Member and College Football Hall of Famer
Ronnie Lott (Southern California) was recently
inducted into the State of
California Sports Hall of Fame. Former Azusa Pacific (Calif.) football player Christian Okoye was also inducted.
Chris Plonsky, an NFF Board Member emeritus and the women's athletics director and executive senior associate athletics director for external services at the University of Texas, will serve as president of NACDA for 2016-17.
2016 College Football Hall of Fame electee Marlin Briscoe (Nebraska Omaha) and Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Spurrier (Florida) were inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame July 2. Former Colorado College football player Tom Southall was also inducted.
Vashti Cunningham, the daughter of 2016 College Football Hall of Fame electee Randall Cunningham (UNLV), became the youngest athlete since 1980 to make the United States track and field team for the Olympics by qualifying in the high jump.
College Football Hall of Famers Johnny Bailey (Texas A&M-Kingsville), Chris Gilbert (Texas), Johnny Roland (Missouri) and Jerry Sisemore (Texas) and Hall of Famer and 1970 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Dave Elmendorf (Texas A&M) are among those on the ballot for the 2017 State of Texas Sports Hall of Fame Class. Also on the ballot are former football players Donald Driver (Alcorn State), Byron Hanspard (Texas Tech), King Hill (Rice), Eric Metcalf (Texas), Tracy Saul (Texas Tech) and Darren Woodson (Arizona State); former coach and Houston player Wade Phillips; and former Texas Tech athletics director Gerald Myers.
College Football Hall of Famer Mike Singletary (Baylor) will be working with the Los Angeles Rams as a defensive advisor.
College Football Hall of Fame coach John Gagliardi delivered a signed football with the inscription "Welcome Back" to Texas Wesleyan head coach Joe Prud'homme. The Rams will return to the field for the first time since World War II in 2017.
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Longtime member of the NFF Lehigh Valley (Pa.) Chapter
Denny Douds was honored June 10 for celebrating 50 years at East
Stroudsburg University (Pa.). Douds enters his 43rd season as head coach in 2016 and has amassed 256 career victories, second in NCAA Division II history.
The NFFCHOF Bill Dooley (N.C.) Chapter will host its 14th annual Pigskin Preview July 18 at the Embassy Suites in Cary, N.C. The event will feature head football coaches from colleges in the region, including David Cutcliffe (Duke), Dave Doeren (N.C. State), Larry Fedora (North Carolina), Jerry Mack (N.C. Central) and Scottie Montgomery (East Carolina). All proceeds from the event benefit the chapter's scholarship program.
The
NFF Nebraska Chapter
will hold its Hall of Fame Banquet on Sept. 9 at the University of Nebraska's Memorial Stadium in Lincoln.
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Potential New Football Schools
Wichita State University received and publicly released a 69-page study from the College Sports Solutions consulting firm about the costs and processes of returning intercollegiate football to Wichita State...
Scheduling
Duke and Northwestern have scheduled a four-game series for 2021 through 2024... North Texas will host Houston Baptist in 2020 and Rhode Island in 2021... Kennesaw State announced its home football game times for the 2016 season...
Florida State has promoted
Stan Wilcox
to vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics as part of a contract extension... The Eastern College Athletic Conference named John Rollins as interim commissioner... Nate Stewart has been named Valley City State (N.D.)'s next athletics director... West Liberty (W.Va.) announced the selection of Lynn Ullom and Roger Waialae as co-interim athletics directors...
Awards and Honors
Former All-America wide receiver
Calvin Johnson
has been
elected
to the
Georgia Tech Sports Hall of Fame...
Former football players
Bill Brundige
,
Jerry Hillebrand
,
Chris Hudson
and
Michael Westbrook
have been
elected
to the
University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame... Boston College will retire the jerseys of quarterback Matt Ryan and linebacker Luke Kuechly in separate ceremonies during the upcoming season... Former football player Ray Pedersen was elected to the University of Northern Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame... Former football player Chad Nkang has been elected to Elon University's Sports Hall of Fame...
Clemson All-America quarterback Deshaun Watson was named the recipient of the McKevlin Award as the ACC Male Athlete of the Year... Former Western Kentucky quarterback Brandon Doughty was named the 2016 Conference USA Male Athlete of the Year... Members of the National College Football Awards Association
are unveiling their preseason watch lists over a 12-day period this
month...
Media
The Mountain West Network on Campus Insiders
announced its broadcast schedule for the 2016 football season... The College Football Sydney Cup featuring California and Hawaii will be televised Friday, Aug. 26, on either ESPN or ESPN2 at 10 p.m. ET... The game between BYU and Toledo on Sept. 30 will be televised on ESPN2... The Southland Conference announced its early TV selections for the 2016 football season...
Bowl Games
The NCAA Division I Council solidified the process for placing eligible teams into bowl games for the 2016-17 season...
Facilities
Florida
officially opened the state-of-the-art Otis P. Hawkins Center for Academic and Personal Excellence... Purdue provided updates on its football performance complex construction... The recreation board of Turner Field in Atlanta gave the
go ahead to sell the complex to Georgia State, who plan to turn it into a football stadium...
Southern unveiled a new turf playing surface at A.W. Mumford Stadium...
Donations and Sponsorships
UAB announced that Jimmy Filler, a local businessman, has made a $1 million commitment in support of the Football Operations Center... Clemson alumnus Michael Nieri has pledged $2.5 million toward the new student-athlete academic and life skills enrichment area in the Memorial Stadium WestZone...
Marketing and Uniforms
Buffalo unveiled new uniforms for the 2016 season...
More News of Interest
The Native All-Star Football Classic, specifically created for Native American and Alaska Native high school football players, took place over the weekend in Arlington, Texas...
Obituaries
Tarleton State (Texas) football player Alex Sanchez died in a car accident June 26. He was 21...
Tom Kelly, the broadcast voice of USC football for five decades, passed away June 27. He was 88... Wittenberg (Ohio) football player Miles Laboy died in a car accident June 27. He was 18... Former Oklahoma State offensive lineman and longtime NFL coach Buddy Ryan passed away June 28. He was 82...
Former Central Michigan running back
Zurlon Tipton
died
June 28. He was 26... Former Texas A&M and University of San Francisco football player Joe Scott passed away June 30. He was 90... Former McMurry (Texas) football player and longtime college assistant coach Clovis Hale died in a car accident July 2. He was 74... Author and longtime Los Angeles sports writer Joe Jares passed away July 2. He was 78...
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Each year, the NFF invites universities, colleges, conferences and bowl games from across the country to provide support for NFF programs through its Institutional Academic Membership Program. The program allows the NFF to greatly enhance the power of football's collective voice while actively building a stronger national platform for the game with community leaders, educators and the media.
Those who joined this week include Presidential Member
Ithaca (N.Y.), Founder Member
Virginia Union and Executive Member
Dayton.
Click here to see all of the 2016 NFF Institutional Academic Members.
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Since 1959, the National Football Foundation has annually recognized the best and brightest college players, presenting them with prestigious NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments. The $18,000 postgraduate scholarships are presented at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner in New York City.
Launched in 2008, the NFF Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association provides a powerful vehicle for past honorees to remain in the vanguard of the NFF's present efforts.
Those who have joined this week include College Football Hall of Famers Bob Johnson (Tennessee-1967) and John Sciarra (UCLA-1975); William V. Campbell Trophy winners Thomas Burns (Virginia-1993), Chris Howard (Air Force-1990) and Peyton Manning (Tennessee-1997); and David Berardinelli (Bucknell-1992), Dan DeRose (Colorado State-Pueblo-1983), Rich Diana (Yale-1981), Dave Foley (Ohio State-1968), George Kunz (Notre Dame-1968), Eli Manning (Mississippi-2003), Scott Reynolds (Hastings [Neb.]-1996), John Richards (TCU-1966) and Bob Stein (Minnesota-1968). Click here to see all of the members of the 2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association.
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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
Oct. 26, 2016 - Announcement of the 2016
William V. Campbell Trophy finalists, which comprise the 2016 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class,
presented by Fidelity Investments - Irving, Texas
Dec. 5, 2016
- 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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