The National Football Foundation CHAPTER NETWORK Vol. 2, Issue 17 September 13, 2006 Building Leaders Through Football CHAPTER PLAY-BY-PLAY

The St. Louis/Tom The Greater Cincin- Lombardo Chapter will stage nati Chapter is currently their first chapter luncheon of making plans for their Fourth the 2006 football season on Annual Big Ticket event, September 20 at Lombardo’s which will be held on October Restaurant. The luncheons not 26 at the Montgomery Inn only serve as a social gather- Banquet Center. The event is ing for all local football fans, a “reverse raffle” to raise but also as a fundraiser for money for the chapter’s annual the chapter’s scholar- scholarship fund. The grand athlete banquet. prize includes two tickets, air- The September fare and two nights lodging to luncheon will feature Steve the 2006 Na- Savard, voice of the St. Louis tional Championship game. (l. - r.) 1979 College Football Hall of Famer and Heisman Rams, and former Rams assis- This season’s BCS Champion- Trophy winner from Notre Dame Johnny Lattner, NFF Chi- tant coach Jim Hanifan. The ship game will be played in cago Metro Chapter board member Wolfe Tone, Lattner’s luncheons will continue the new Cardinals Stadium in Fighting Irish teammate and former Cardinal Tony through the winter and Glendale, Ariz., on January 8. Pasquesi and NFF Chicago Metro Chapter President early spring. Chris Kearney. Pasadena/San Gabriel Chapter board mem- Members of the Chicago Metro Chapter met with ber Dr. Dennis Buckley is other Chicago-area football fans to celebrate the start of the col- writing a book based on the lege football season. The luncheon was held on August 31. positive ways football has in- Attendees included Chicago Metro board members fluenced lives. The book was Johnny Lattner, Wolfe Tone and president Chris Kearney. inspired by one of the chap- Also in attendance were NFF members Tony Vaisnoras, Todd ter’s former scholar-athletes, Frauendorfer and Special Spectators founder Blake Rockwell. who concluded a speech with, Notre Dame and Chicago Cardinals great Tony Pasquesi joined “If it wasn’t for football, I the group to share stories about his playing days with Lattner don’t know where I’d and in the pros. Lattner won the Heisman in 1953 and brought be today.” his trophy with him to the event. Buckley has already interviewed Pasadena/San Gabriel Chapter President and KEY NFF DATES TO REMEMBER Ted Huber former high school coach Jim

October 25th The prospective Brownfield, former USC Tro- Southwest Indiana Chapter jan Paul McDonald and Draddy Trophy Finalist Announcement ——– will hold their first organiza- Michigan great Al Whister December 5th tional meeting on September among others. He also has an 49th Annual Awards Dinner 13 in Evansville, Ind. Efforts appointment with 2005 Col- New York, N.Y. to create the new chapter are lege Football Hall of Famer ——– spearheaded by Ted Huber. and 1964 2007 Huber held assistant coaching winner . Buckley positions at Indiana, Northern hopes to include excerpts from January 9th Illinois and Ball State as well parents as well any other men MacArthur Trophy Presentation as head coaching positions at and women related to BCS National Championship Game local high schools before his the game. Glendale, Ariz. recent retirement. (Continued on page 2)

www.footballfoundation.org (Continued from page 1) Former Scholar-Athletes in the News Thursday, September 14, at If you have an inspir- Palma High School in Salinas, ing story that you would like Former San Mateo County Calif. For twenty years the to share with Dr. Buckley for Scholar-Athlete of the Year from the chapter has awarded $400,000 potential inclusion in his Northern California Chapter Greg in scholarship grants with a book, please contact him at Camarillo made the development graduation rate of 96% in 626-991-8877 or via email squad for the San Diego Chargers. The higher education. Past scholar at [email protected]. development squad consists of eight athlete recipients will be pre- players who practice and travel with sent at the meeting. The Central Indiana the team. He will contribute as a wide Chapter held a joint meeting receiver and special teams member. The Central Massa- with school officials from chusetts Chapter established Greg Camarillo Camarillo graduated from Marian College and members Stanford in 2005 where he earned a special award in memory of of the local chapter of the NFL Academic All-Pac 10 honors for three years. As a Cardinal, Kathy Mewhiney, wife of the Players Association to discuss Camarillo received the Jim Reynolds Award for courage on the chapter’s founder and long- the college’s newly created field and devotion to the game. time president Joe Mewhiney. football program. The meet- Kathy passed away last spring ing was held August 29 in at 68. Indianapolis. The chapter Second Lieutenant Scott Eden, a former San Bernar- Kathy played an plans to assist Marian dino/Inland Empire Chapter scholar-athlete, officially tossed active role in the formation with publicity for their the coin for his alma mater Temescal Canyon High School at the and operation of the chapter new program. school’s home opener on Sept. 1. Eden also led the audience in for the past two decades. The paying respect to the American flag during the opening ceremo- award is one of the few in the The Nebraska nies. He was twice named All League and All Valley First Team National Football Foundation Chapter held their annual while playing running back for TCHS. named in honor of a woman Nebraska Football Hall of A 2005 graduate of West Point, Eden will be sent to and is given to the high school Fame awards banquet on Ramadi, Iraq, to begin his military service this month. scholar-athlete with the best Friday, September 8 in academic record. Lincoln. The event, attended The chapter also The inaugural recipi- by a capacity crowd of more announced that Northwestern ent of the award was James than 250 people, was held in Head Football Coach Pat Fitz- Doolin of Marlborough High the Stadium Club inside the gerald will be the keynote School. He is the son of Bon- University of Nebraska’s speaker for Chicago Metro’s nie and John Doolin. Doolin Memorial Stadium. The annual scholar-athlete banquet graduated first in his senior honorees were showcased the in February. Jeff Joniak, the class with a 6.35/7.0 GPA and next day at the pre-game “Voice of the Chicago Bears,” near perfect SAT scores. ceremonies before the will return as the evening’s Doolin’s extracurricular Nebraska vs. Nicholls master of ceremonies. achievements were equally State game. impressive, serving as the cap- The 2006 Nebraska tain of both the football and Hall of Fame inductees wrestling teams as well as vice include Dr. Herbert Meyer, president of his class. He Dr. Rex Grossart, Carl Bobby Douglass entered Springfield College Meyers, Robert Oetting, this fall. Chris Dishman, Bob Chicago Metro DON’T FORGET! Lingenfelter, Christian Peter, Jared Tomich, Kerry Chapter Board Member Bobby Douglass will be in- NFF members can still receive Weinmaster and Tyrone $10 dollars off the cover price Williams. The University of ducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame on Sep- of Fifty Years of College Foot- Nebraska’s Blake Tiedtke ball by sending a check for received a post-graduate tember 14. The former Kansas Pat Fitzgerald $34.95 to: scholarship from the chapter All-American and Chicago while the Richard Johnson Bears QB is part of a Hall of Under the leadership Sideline Communications family accepted the Clarence Fame class that includes Big of Tim McCarthy, prominent 3145 East Chandler Blvd. E. Swanson Meritorious Ten Conference Commis- attorney and athletic league Box 550 sioner Jim Delany, former commissioner, an organiza- Phoenix, AZ 85048 Service Award. Chapter presi- dent Irv Veitzer received the Chicago Bears defensive end tional meeting for the Mon- Members may pay by credit Lyell Bremser Special Richard Dent and retired Big terey/Central Coast Chapter card by logging onto Merit Award. Ten official Tom Quinn. reactivation will take place www.50yearsoffootball.com/nff.

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