National Football Foundation

One of the original members of the NFF Tom Lombardo/St. Louis Chapter, John Weiler has constantly given back to amateur football.
 
After earning all-state honors at his high school in Indiana, Weiler played one year of varsity football at the University of Notre Dame. While in college, he worked for a local CPA firm and earned his bachelor’s in accounting in 1958. After earning his MBA from the University of Louisville, Weiler embarked on a successful business career before retiring in 2007 as the vice president of sales for Consolidated Management-Food Services. He still works part time at his sons’ telephone accessories business. Weiler previously coached his sons’ youth football teams and is still a volunteer at the Nike Coach of the Year Clinic.
 
One of the original 50 members of the NFF Tom Lombardo/St. Louis Chapter when it received its charter in 1992, Weiler was instrumental in its formation and has served on its board of directors from the beginning. From the chapter’s onset, he has served as chairman for the chapter’s banquet, which annually honors around 15 of the top high school scholar-athletes in the region and one scholar-athlete from Washington University in St. Louis.
 
One of the most successful and active chapters in the nation, the Lombardo Chapter also holds monthly luncheons with outstanding guest speakers and an annual golf tournament, with proceeds from each going toward chapter initiatives. The chapter hosted its second national signing day event earlier this year, attracting 82 players to announce their college choices in front of reporters from all of the local TV stations and major newspapers in St. Louis.
 
Weiler has developed a relationship between the chapter and local schools and coaches, and he is responsible for the chapter’s donations of water fountains, helmets, footballs, jerseys and other significant contributions to schools in need.
 
“Over the 25 years I have been involved with the NFF, I have been associated with many individuals who helped to provide assistance for football students who needed assistance for going to college,” said Weiler. “Then to see these individuals become successful citizens is a great reward. In addition, being able to provide equipment for those schools that cannot afford the necessary equipment is another award.”
 
A widower, Weiler lives in St. Louis and has three sons: Mike, Tom and Mark. Tom and Mark both played football at Indiana University, and Mark twice led the Big Ten in tackles.