The NFF CHICAGO METRO CHAPTER AWARDS CEREMONY WILL BE at HALAS HALL
(1920 FOOTBALL DRIVE IN LAKE FOREST). Thanks to a dollar-for-dollar
match by the CHICAGO BEARS AND Bears Care, more than $20,000 in
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE PROVIDED. Details are provided below.
Monday, February 19, 2018 (President's Day) from 3:30-6pm. Jeff
Joniak (the play-by-play Voice of the CHICAGO BEARS) is the Master of
Ceremonies. Pro FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER DAN HAMPTON WILL BE FEATURED IN
A Q&A during the AWARDS CEREMONY. The NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION
SCHOLAR-Athlete AWARDS will be provided to CHICAGO AREA HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS THAT EXCEL IN ATHLETICS, in the classroom and in the
community. Scholarship recipients are nominated by their high
school coach each November. The Award recipients are Louis Cox (St.
Rita of Cascia High School), Jack Haefer (Batavia High School) and
David Madden (St. Edward Central Catholic High School). The CHICAGO
BEARS COMMUNITY Champion AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED TO HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE IN THEIR
COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER ENDEAVORS. The Award recipients are Raymond
Niro III (Barrington High School), Matthew Nolan (Wauconda High
School) and Devon Rembis (St. Laurence High School). Since 2006, more
than $225,000 in COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO CHICAGO
AREA STUDENT-athletes. Each of the student-athletes receiving AWARDS
WILL RECEIVE PARTIAL TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS. NATIONALLY, more than $1
million in COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED ANNUALLY BY THE NFF.
Among recent speakers and/or attendees at the event are Pro FOOTBALL
HALL OF FAMER TED HENDRICKS, Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany,
Northwestern Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald, former Minnesota and NIU Head
Coach Jerry Kill, Illinois State Head Coach Brock Spack, Mississippi
State Joe Moorhead, Deloitte Tax Chairman and American Youth FOOTBALL
HALL OF FAMER CARL ALLEGRETTI, CHICAGO BEARS (Richard Dent, Sherrick
McManus, Steve McMichael, Brian Baschnagel, Gary Fencik, Bob Thomas,
Emery Moorehead, Glen Kozlowski, Bobby Douglass), 2011 COLLEGE
FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REFEREE BILL LEMONNIER, record-setting
COLLEGE QB'S DAN PERSA AND CHANDLER Harnish, and more. The NFF
Mental Toughness Award will be presented to COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (Nick Allegretti), Northern Illinois
University (Chad Beebe), Northwestern University (Tyler Lancaster),
Western Illinois University (Jaelon Acklin) and Illinois State
University (Erik Mikkelson). Fred Mitchell will present the 2017 Fred
Mitchell Award to Assumption COLLEGE'S COLE TRACY. This Award is
presented to the top FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA or
NJCAA place-kicker (750+ eligible kickers) based on performance on
the FOOTBALL FIELD AND IN THE COMMUNITY. Previous Award recipients
include UNC-Pembroke's Matt Davis, St. Ambrose University's Matt
Cotiguala, Concordia-St. Paul's Tom Obarski, Fordham's Patrick Murray,
West Texas A&M's Sergio Castillo, Saint Xavier University's Tom Lynch
and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Jeff Schebler. Former
NFL/COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WILL ATTEND. Prior
year attendees have included CHICAGO BEARS PRESIDENT/CEO Ted
Phillips, CHICAGO BEARS OWNERSHIP FROM THE MCCASKEY FAMILY, Green Bay
Packers President Mark Murphy, Heisman Trophy winners Gary Beban
(UCLA) and John Lattner (Notre Dame), Northwestern Head Coach Pat
Fitzgerald, Northern Illinois Head Coach Rod Carey, North Carolina
State Head Coach Dave Doeren, former Illinois Head Coaches Tim
Beckman and Ron Zook, former NIU and Minnesota Head Coach Jerry
Kill, Illinois State Head Coach Brock Spack, Saint Xavier Head Coach
Mike Feminis, Purdue Head Coach Joe Tiller, COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF
FAMERS (Jim Covert, Steve McMichael, Tom Beck, Chris Zorich, Chris
Bisaillon, Leroy Keyes, Pat Fitzgerald), Pro FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS
(Marv Levy, Richard Dent, Dave Casper, Ted Hendricks), John Mackey
Award winner Tim Stratton, Kyle Orton, Jarrett Payton, Dan Jiggetts,
Dave Revsine, Howard Griffith, Tom Zbikowski, Glen Kozlowski, Brian
Baschnagel, Desmond Clark, Bobby Douglass, Gary Fencik, Bob Thomas,
Emery Moorehead and more. Proceeds are used to provide COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIPS AT THIS EVENT, with a match provided by a generous
contribution from Bears Care. Space is limited to 120 people on a
first-to-register basis. Only registered attendees can attend the
AWARDS CEREMONY. Your name must be on the attendee list for HALAS
HALL security to enter HALAS HALL. There are no paper tickets to
this event. Business casual attire. Soft drinks and bottled water
will be provided. Please contact Chris Kearney
(chriskearney@prodigy.net) or Wolfe Tone (wtone@deloitte.com) if you
have any questions. Specal thanks again to the Chicago Bears and
Bears Care!
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