National Football Foundation

West Region
 
While playing high school and college football in the 1980s, Branan Allison developed a love of the game that remains with him to this day as he has become one of the key advocates for amateur football in Las Vegas over the past several decades.
 
"Since the first chapter banquet that I attended many years ago, the thing that impressed me the most is the amazing scholar athletes and their stories," said Allison. " Being able to recognize and assist them has been a source of great pride for me and continues to be my catalyst for staying involved."
 
Allison became a member of the National Football Foundation in 1993, and he has served as the president of the NFF Bill Ireland/Las Vegas Chapter since 2007. With Allison at the helm, the NFF outpost, which was established in 1983 and named after the first head football coach at UNLV, has undergone a resurgence. After many of the senior members of the chapter passed away, Allison felt compelled to keep the chapter going to honor local student-athletes, as well as the legacy of their founding members.
 
Allison remains excited about the future of his chapter, especially since the annual awards dinner was moved to Las Vegas: "When it was announced that the annual awards dinner was moving to Las Vegas, it motivated me to get the chapter kickstarted," said Allison. "While we still have a way to go, we are moving in the right direction and the future of our chapter looks bright!
 
"The game of football has shaped my life.  It started with my first pop warner coach who worked two jobs so he could buy our team the very best equipment. He sacrificed for us and expected the same in return. He, and the many coaches that followed, instilled an incredible work ethic in me that has allowed me to excel in the game of life.
 
"I learned the value of team by relying on my teammates and shouldering the responsibility of them relying on me.  It taught me that race and ethnicity didn't matter. All my teammates were my 'brothers,' and we respected and cared for each other on and off the field.  A slogan the NFF came out with a few years ago says it all for me – 'Football Matters'!!"
 
Graduating in 1989 from Villanova University with a degree in Business Administration, Allison quickly found his footing, and now has been an executive in the event industry for more than 25 years. Allison currently serves as the president of Source 1 Events in Henderson, Nevada.
 
An avid golfer and skier, Allison splits his time with homes in Henderson, Nevada, and Park City, Utah, with his wife, Chandra. He has two daughters, Tatum and Kendyl.