NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award Recipients

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NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award Recipients
Name Name Contribution Year
Lathrop King Leishman Longtime Rose Bowl Leader 1974
Joseph J. Tomlin Founder of Pop Warner Football 1975
Jack Farcasin Early NFF Chapter Leader 1978
Field Scovell Cotton Bowl Selection Chairman 1980
Edward “Moose” Krause Notre Dame Athletics Director 1981
Earnest E. Seiler Orange Bowl Founder 1982
Gov. William Winter 58th Governor of Mississippi 1983
A.F. “Bud” Dudley Liberty Bowl Founder 1985
Rex Farrior Florida Sports Ambassador 1986
Chris Schenkel Legendary Network Broadcaster 1987
Lindsey Nelson Legendary Network Broadcaster 1988
Bob Woodruff College Football Coach & Administrator 1989
Bill Nicholas Tournament of Roses Chairman 1990
Don B. Canham Michigan Athletics Director 1991
Eddie Robinson Influential College Football Coach/Legend 1992
John E. "Buddy" Leake NFF Chapter Leader 1993
Mike Cleary NACDA Executive Director 1994
Fred Jacoby Conference Commissioner 1995
Robert M. "Scotty" Whitelaw Conference Commissioner 1996
Jack Lengyel College Football Coach & Athletics Director 1997
Marino H. Casem Influential College Football Coach 1998
Chuck Neinas Influential Collegiate Administrator 1999
Tom Nugent Innovative College Football Coach 2000
Thomas C. Hansen Conference Commissioner 2001
Dal Shealy Fellowship of Christian Athletes 2002
Rudy J. Riska Heisman Trophy Executive Director 2003
Rick Dickson Athletics Director 2004
Pat Harmon Sports Writer & NFF Historian 2004
Prentice Gautt College Football Pioneer 2005
ESPN College GameDay Pioneering TV Program 2006
Collegiate Bowl Games College Football Tradition 2007
Bill Battle Athletics Administrator & Marketing Innovator 2008
Dan Jenkins Sports Writer & Author 2009
Joseph Kearney Athletics Administrator 2010
Verne Lundquist Legendary Network Broadcaster 2011
Brent Musburger Legendary Network Broadcaster 2011
Dennie Poppe NCAA Administrator 2013
Jim Host Sports Marketing Pioneer 2014
Charlie and Pete Gogolak Placekicking Revolutionaries 2015
Grant Teaff AFCA Executive Director & Coach 2016
Murry Bowden Atlanta Hall Management Chairman 2018
Don McPherson Hall of Fame QB & Advocate for Prevention of Gender-Based Violence 2020
Bill Hancock College Football Playoff Executive Director 2023
Buddy Teevens Head Football Coach & Innovator 2024