IRVING, Texas (Dec. 12, 2014) - The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that XOS Digital is providing fans access to a replay of the historic 57^th NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the NFF OnDemand website (www.nffondemand.com).

Click here to watch the 57th NFF Annual Awards Dinner.

The morning press conference is available in three parts:

• Recognition of returning Campbell Trophy winners and College Football Hall of Famers
• Welcome by ESPN studio host & NFF Dinner Emcee Rece Davis
• National Anthem, In Memoriam and Invocation
• 64 minutes of rotating NFF information while dinner was served
• Presentation of the Legacy Award to Mike McNeely
• Introduction of special guests and the college coaches in attendance
• Chris Schenkel Award presented to the Frank Beckmann
• John L. Toner Award presented to Kevin White
• Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award presented to Jim Host
• The NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments
• The presentation of the 25th William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments, to Duke linebacker David Helton. Click here for the release announcing Helton as the winner.
• The NFF Gold Medal presented to co-recipients George Weiss and Dr. Tom Catena
• The 2014 College Football Hall of Fame Class
• Response on behalf of the Hall of Fame Class by Mississippi tight end Wesley Walls
• The Hall of Fame Ring Ceremony
• Closing Remarks and God Bless America
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NFF Annual Awards Press Conference Order of Events:

• Interviews with the NFF Major Award Winners
• Interviews with the NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class
• Announcement of the 2014 Wuerffel Trophy recipient
• Interviews with the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments
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2014 NFF Major Award Winners: Global humanitarian Dr. Tom Catena (NFF Gold Medal), NFF Vice Chairman George Weiss (NFF Gold Medal), Founder of Host Communications Jim Host (NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award), Duke University Director of Athletics Kevin White (John L. Toner Award), University of Michigan broadcaster Frank Beckmann (NFF Chris Schenkel Award), University of Florida Special Teams Player Mike McNeely (NFF Legacy Award).

2014 College Football Hall of Fame Class: Dre Bly (North Carolina), Tony Boselli (Southern California), Dave Butz (Purdue), Shane Conlan (Penn State), Joe Hamilton (Georgia Tech), John Huard (Maine), Darrin Nelson (Stanford), Willie Roaf (Louisiana Tech), John Sciarra (UCLA), Sterling Sharpe (South Carolina.), Leonard Smith (McNeese State), the late Derrick Thomas (Alabama), LaDainian Tomlinson (TCU), Wesley Walls (Mississippi) and coaches Mike Bellotti (Oregon, Chico State [Calif.]) and Jerry Moore (North Texas, Texas Tech, Appalachian State).

The 2014 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class and Campbell Trophy Finalists: Terry Baggett (Army), Austin Damaschke (Concordia [Wis.]), Austin Hasquet (Northern Arizona), David Helton (Duke), Taylor Kelly (Arizona State), Nate Leonard (Texas at San Antonio), Tyler Lockett (Kansas State), Mike Mancini (Trinity [Conn.]), Charles Moore (Tarleton State [Texas]), Mark Murphy (Indiana), Jordan Richards (Stanford), Kevin Rodgers (Henderson State [Ark.]), Mike Sadler (Michigan State), Caleb Schaffitzel (Missouri State), Tyler Varga (Yale), Brandon Vitabile (Northwestern) and Zach Zenner (South Dakota State).

George Sechrist, of Business Media Group (BMG) based in Indianapolis, produced the event for the second time. ESPN3.com carried the event live while Volar Video and LiveU streamed the event live to the NFF’s website. Sponsors for the day’s events included Allstate Sugar Bowl, EventaGlobal, Fidelity Investments, HealthSouth, Herff Jones, iSix, New York Athletic Club, The Pasadena Tournament of Roses, Spielman Koenigsberg & Parker, The Sports Business Journal, Sports Systems, Under Armour, UPS, Volar Video and LiveU, XOS Digital.


About The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame
Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, the NFF Leadership Hall of Fame, the NFF Scholar-Athlete Awards presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF High School Showcases, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF Faculty Salute Initiative presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association, and scholarships of more than $1.3 million for college and high school scholar-athletes. The NFF also collaborates with the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to release the FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll; awards The William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Fidelity Investments and prominently displayed at its official home inside the New York Athletic Club; and bestows several other major awards at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner. NFF corporate partners include the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Fidelity Investments, Herff Jones, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the Sports Business Journal and Under Armour. Learn more at www.footballfoundation.org.