National Football Foundation

South Region
 
Benefiting from playing football growing up, Keith Kilgore believes the game serves as a powerful vehicle for teaching life lessons and creating career opportunities for those who compete on the gridiron.
 
"As an athletic administrator for more than 30 years, my job was to select, train and motivate football coaches to be the best leaders possible," said Kilgore, who currently serves as President Emeritus of the NFF Touchdown Club of Houston Chapter. "My association with the NFF, during those years, provided me with endless sources of teachable and inspirational materials. We encouraged our athletes to be involved in charitable functions, including many supported by the NFF like the American Cancer Society, Wounded Warriors and others."
 
Behind Kilgore's leadership, the Touchdown Club of Houston Chapter has remained a driving force throughout the Houston football community, bringing together leaders involved at the youth, high school, college and professional levels to support the game.
 
Each December, the Touchdown Club of Houston Chapter, holds its annual Football Awards Banquet. In January, the chapter holds a Sportsmanship Awards Luncheon honoring area standouts, and in February, the chapter holds its signature event, the Greater Houston Senior Showcase. The showcase hosts recruiters from more than 40 small colleges and provides 500 high school seniors a unique opportunity to earn academic and participation scholarships at the Division II, III and the NAIA levels. The showcase distinguishes itself from other camps and combines because the event is entirely free to participants and colleges.
 
After his graduation from Abilene Christian University, Kilgore became a coach at Bellaire High School before serving his country in the U.S. Army. After returning, Kilgore resumed his coaching career with stops at Houston Lee High School and Hastings High School before moving into an athletic administration role. Kilgore spent the final 21 years of his career as the Director of Athletics for Fort Bend ISD in Sugar Land, Texas. Under his leadership, the FBISD won 17 state championships, three national titles, as well as numerous titles in individual sports. Kilgore was inducted into the Texas Bowl "Gridiron Legends" Class of 2021 alongside College Football Hall of Fame inductees Coach R.C Slocum (Texas A&M), Mike Singletary (Baylor), and Vince Young (Texas).
 
Kilgore has served on the board of directors of the Touchdown Club of Houston for 27 years, and he was the organization's President for the 2016-2017 year. On top of this, Kilgore serves as a committee chair for the annual NFF Scholar-Athlete selection and awards event as well as the annual high school awards dinner.
 
Married to his wife Sherry for 49 years, Kilgore and his wife have two sons Kerry and Kory.