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Monday's Chalktalk-- January 11, 2010
Posted: Jan 11, 2010
The National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame (NFF) presented the MacArthur Trophy to the Alabama Crimson Tide (14-0) as their prize for beating the Texas Longhorns (13-1) in the Citi BCS National Championship before a sellout crowd of 94,906 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. NFF President & CEO Steven J. Hatchell handed the national championship trophy to head coach Nick Saban who accepted the prize on behalf of his team at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel. "On behalf of the National Football Foundation, our 12,000 members, our chairman Archie Manning and our board of directors, we are really proud to present this trophy to Coach Saban and the Crimson Tide, for the school’s fifth time, which is really special," said Hatchell. "This trophy was started in 1959 by General Douglas MacArthur, Grantland Rice, the great sports writer and legendary coach Red Blaik, and etched on the side of this stadium replica in all silver are all of the subsequent national champions. As the keepers of the history and the legacy of the sport of football, we are exceptionally pleased to again etch another Alabama team on its walls and are really proud to give it to Nick, who is not only a super coach and a great leader but has done such wonderful things for our sport." In front of over 1,500 coaches at the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Annual Convention, Steven J. Hatchell, President & CEO of The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF), today presented the NFF divisional national championship trophies to the coaches of the 2009 winning teams at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Florida. "Each year at the AFCA convention, the NFF presents the championship trophies to the coaches who have taken their teams to the pinnacle of success," said Hatchell. "It is fitting that we present the trophies in front of their peers, the very people who know the commitment, dedication, and effort that goes into winning a national championship." NCAA Football Championship Subdivision - John F. Kennedy Trophy - Villanova University - Coach Andy Talley NCAA Division II - Asa S. Bushnell Trophy - Northwest Missouri State University - Coach Mel Tjeerdsma NCAA Div. III - Amos Alonzo Stagg Trophy - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater - Coach Lance Leipold NAIA - Dwight D. Eisenhower Trophy - University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) - Coach Kalen DeBoer Last week, Liberty Mutual Insurance announced its 2009 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award winners, celebrating college football coaches whose seasons were marked by the success and sportsmanship of their teams on the field, achievements by their student-athletes in the classroom, and their selfless support of charity and their communities. Gary Patterson of Texas Christian University, Jerry Moore of Appalachian State University, Mel Tjeerdsma of Northwest Missouri State University and Steve Staker of Coe College (Iowa) each earned a $50,000 charitable donation from Liberty Mutual and a $20,000 scholarship award for their school’s alumni association. They also will be honored in the permanent Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year display at the College Football Hall of Fame. Congratulations to our winning coaches, and thank you to the more than 1.2 million fans who cast votes throughout the season! For more details, visit www.coachoftheyear.com. Six College Football Hall of Famers are among the 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Those players include: Tim Brown (Notre Dame), Coach Don Coryell (San Diego State), Floyd Little (Syracuse), John Randle (Texas A&M-Kingsville), Jerry Rice (Mississippi Valley State) and Emmitt Smith (Florida) . College Football Hall of Famer Chad Hennings’ new book, “Rules of Engagment: Finding Faith and Purpose in a Disconnected World”, is now available from FaithWords. With the central themes of character, spirituality and accountability, the former Dallas Cowboys lineman and Air Force pilot recounts his personal journey to authentic manhood and offers a guidebook to other men on their personal journeys. For more information please visit www.alrnewskitchen.com/chadhennings or www.chadhennings.com… NFF board member Archie Griffin will serve as keynote speaker at the King Arts Complex open house in celebration of Martin Luther King Day in Columbus, Ohio. Advertising in NFF publications will put your organization in front of key decision makers in football including coaches, players, former players, as well as NFL and college football administrators throughout the year. To inquire about the print advertising opportunities available to your organization, please contact Bret Krift with IMG College at 859-226-4406 or bret.krift@imgworld.com. Become a fan of the National Football Foundation on Facebook - Upload your game day photos, check out pictures of the NFF Annual Awards Dinner, and chat with other college football fans. To become an NFF member, please contact NFF Director of Membership Ron Dilatush at 800-486-1865 or via email at rdilatush@footballfoundation.com. Worldwide membership now is at 12,000-plus in 119 chapters. Visit www.footballfoundation.org/membership/index.php to join online. For more information on the NFF and college football, including announcements from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and NCAA Football, please visit www.footballfoundation.com. Sign up for “This Week in NCAA Football” at ncaafootball.com. The Columbus Chapter of The National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame will host its 49th annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. at the University Plaza Hotel, Olentangy River Road. The chapter will present awards to the top high school and college football scholar-athletes in the Central Ohio Area. The college athletes will include Jim Cordle from Ohio State. Thirteen high school scholar-athletes will accept John H. McConnell and Worthington Industries Foundation Scholarship, which will be presented by Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel. Purdue has scheduled a home-and-home series with Marshall (2012 and 2017) and home games against Central Michigan (2014), Indiana State (2015) and Bowling Green (2015). Texas Tech named Tommy Tuberville its new head coach… Montana named Robin Pflugrad as head coach… Boise State has extended head coach Chris Petersen’s contract for five additional years… Colgate extended head coach Dick Biddle’s contract June 30, 2013… Pete Carroll is leaving Southern California to become president and head coach of the Seattle Seahawks… Oregon State coach Mike Riley’s contract has been extended through 2019… Carl Franks has been named interim head coach at USF… Florida named George Edwards its new defensive coordinator… Kansas added J.B. Grimes, Reggie Mitchell, Vic Shealy, Robert Wimberly, Buddy Wyattand Darrell Wyatt as assistant coaches… Notre Dame named Chuck Martin, Mike Elston and Mike Denbrock assistant coaches… Former Michigan football standout and Dominos Pizza CEO David Brandon has become director of athletics at Michigan… Zach Smith, grandson of College Football Hall of Fame coach Earl Bruce, has been named wide receivers’ coach at Marshall… Noel Mazzone has been named the offensive coordinator for the Arizona State University. President Barack Obama called to congratulate both Alabama’s Nick Saban and Texas head coach Mack Brown over the weekend for their teams’ stellar seasons… XOS Technologies has prepared a new HD in-stadium replay system for the 2010 season…Texas has introduced a new iPhone application for the latest athletics’ news and developments… ESPN will launch a new 3D network in June 2010 Former Arizona State Sun Devil football student-athlete Dick Allen passed away on December 29 at the age of 82. Tuesday, December 7, 2010- 53rd Annual Awards Dinner, New York City, New York |
