IRVING, Texas (Dec. 23, 2015) - The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that ESPN3 is providing fans access to replays of the historic 58^th NFF Annual Awards Dinner and Annual Awards Press Conference, which took place on Dec. 8 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. The American Sports Network is also providing a replay of the Red Carpet Show, which featured interviews with some of the night’s high-profile honorees and guests.

Click here to watch the 58^th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on ESPN3.

Click here to watch the NFF Annual Awards Press Conference on ESPN3.

Click here to watch the NFF Red Carpet Show on the American Sports Network.

Nationally acclaimed ESPN broadcaster Mike Tirico emceed the dinner ceremony while ESPN studio host Chris Cotter moderated the morning press conference. Presenters and speakers at the dinner included NFF Chairman Archie Manning and NFF Board Members Jerry Jones, Jack Ford, Archie Griffin, Jon F. Hanson, Kathleen Murphy, Roger Staubach and Grant Teaff. Award winning tenor Daniel Rodriguez sang the “National Anthem” and “God Bless America.”

58th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Order of Events:

• Welcome by ESPN studio host & NFF Dinner Emcee Mike Tirico
• The NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments
• The presentation of the 26th William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments, Oklahoma center Ty Darlington. Click here for the release announcing Darlington as the winner
• Introduction of special guests and the college coaches in attendance
• Recognition of NFF Legacy Award recipients Donnie Duncan and Mike Slive
• Recognition of NFF Chris Schenkel Award recipient Jim Hawthorne
• Recognition of NFF John L. Toner Award recipient Mark Hollis
• Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award recipients Charlie and Pete Gogolak
• Presentation of NFF Distinguished American Award to co-recipients Rear Adm. Bill Byrne, Capt. Jared Tew and Maj. Graham White
• Presentation of the NFF Gold Medal to Dr. Condoleezza Rice
• Introduction of the 2015 College Football Hall of Fame Class
• Response on behalf of the Hall of Fame Class by Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder
• The official Hall of Fame Ring Ceremony
• Closing Remarks and God Bless America

NFF Annual Awards Press Conference Order of Events:

• Interviews with the NFF Major Award Winners
• Interviews with the 2015 College Football Hall of Fame Class
• Announcement of the 2015 Wuerffel Trophy recipient
• Interviews with the 2015 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments

2015 NFF Major Award Winners: Former U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice (NFF Gold Medal), Rear Adm. Bill Byrne of the United States Naval Academy (NFF Distinguished American Award), Capt. Jared Tew of the United States Air Force Academy (NFF Distinguished American Award), Maj. Graham White of the United States Military Academy (NFF Distinguished American Award), former Princeton placekicker Charlie Gogolak and former Cornell placekicker Pete Gogolak (NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award), Michigan State Director of Athletics Mark Hollis (NFF John L. Toner Award), LSU broadcaster Jim Hawthorne (NFF Chris Schenkel Award), former Big 12 Senior Associate Commissioner Donnie Duncan (NFF Legacy Award) and former SEC Commissioner Mike Slive (NFF Legacy Award).

2015 College Football Hall of Fame Class: Trev Alberts (Nebraska), Brian Bosworth (Oklahoma), Bob Breunig (Arizona State), Sean Brewer (Millsaps [Miss.]), Ruben  Brown (Pittsburgh), Wes Chandler (Florida), Thom Gatewood (Notre Dame), Dick Jauron (Yale), Clinton Jones (Michigan State), Lincoln Kennedy (Washington), the late Rob Lytle (Michigan), Michael Payton (Marshall), Art Still (Kentucky), Zach Thomas (Texas Tech), Ricky Williams (Texas) and coaches Bill Snyder (Kansas State) and Jim Tressel (Youngstown State, Ohio State).

2015 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class and Campbell Trophy Finalists: E.K. Binns (Navy), Jacoby Boren (Ohio State), Jake Brendel (UCLA), Taveze Calhoun (Mississippi State), Derek Crittenden (Montana), Ty Darlington (Oklahoma), Jordan Dobrich (Nevada), Spencer Drango (Baylor), Blake Frohnapfel (Massachusetts), Jordan Italiano (Kent State), Hank Spencer (Mount Union [Ohio]) and Jason Vander Laan (Ferris State [Mich.]).

George Sechrist, of the Business Media Group (BMG) based in Indianapolis, produced the event for the third time. Sponsors for the day’s events included the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Herff Jones, iSix, New York Athletic Club, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, PrimeSport, Spielman Koenigsberg & Parker, the Sports Business Journal, Sports Systems, Under Armour, UPS and 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 FootballMatters.org, the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, The William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Fidelity Investments, annual scholarships of more than $1.3 million and a series of initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Herff Jones, New York Athletic Club, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, PrimeSport, SKP, the Sports Business Journal and Under Armour. Learn more at www.footballfoundation.org.