NFF Chapter Leadership Award Recipients
Biography
West Region
Since 1963, the NFF Los Angeles Chapter has been recognizing excellence on and off the football field with a long list of outstanding leaders guiding the way. Christian Gascou is the latest to lead this tremendous group of football supporters in Southern California.
Gascou joined the NFF chapter in 2018 and quickly assumed the duties of president. He has increased the chapter membership and recently formed a partnership with the Los Angeles Chargers, which now hosts the chapter’s annual scholar-athlete banquet at Sofi Stadium. The chapter covers 105 high schools, annually recognizing 60 scholar-athletes each year and awarding five scholarships totaling $20,000.
The Los Angeles Chapter became one of the first in the country to honor girls flag participants, recognizing the top female participants in Southern California from the local flag leagues. The outpost hosts several coaches social during the year, and they are working on collaborating with the Chargers on a girls’ flag football event.