National Football Foundation

National Football Foundation
National Football Foundation &
College Hall of Fame, Inc.
AbbreviationNFF
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
TypeNonprofit
HeadquartersIrving, Texas
Region served
United States
120 chapters in 47 states[1]
Membership
12,000[1]
Chairman
Archie Manning
President & CEO
Steven J. Hatchell
Websitefootballfoundation.org

The National Football Foundation (NFF) is a non-profit organization to promote amateur American football on all levels throughout the United States and develop "the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, competitive zeal and the drive for academic excellence in America's young people."[2] It was founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, longtime Army Black Knights football coach Earl Blaik and journalist Grantland Rice.[3]

In addition to supporting amateur football on the local level, the National Football Foundation also oversees the support, administration, and operation of the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.[4] The Foundation also tabulated and released the Bowl Championship Series Standings each Fall and hosts an Annual Awards Dinner in December at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

As of 2020, Archie Manning, a former Ole Miss Rebels football All-American and member of the College Football Hall of Fame, serves as chairman,[5][6] and Steven J. Hatchell, the former commissioner of the Big 12 Conference and executive director of the FedEx Orange Bowl, serves as president and CEO.[7] The foundation has 120 local chapters distributed among 47 states.[1] Since 1956, more than 100,000 volunteers have become members.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c "About the NFF". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "NFF Misson". footballfoundation.org. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "NFF and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Partner on MEAC Minute". Morgan State University Athletics. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  4. ^ "College Football Hall of Fame ballot for Class of 2021 released". College Football | NBC Sports. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  5. ^ "NFF Officers". footballfoundation.org.
  6. ^ "Football legend Archie Manning to speak at University of Mobile scholarship banquet". FOX10 News. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  7. ^ "Seventeen From ACC Schools Listed on College Football Hall of Fame Ballot". theacc.com. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-30.