NFF Chapter Leadership Award Recipients
Biography
South Region
A career dedicated to helping high school student athletes succeed on and off the field has been the driving inspiration for Lanness Robinson II.
Robinson guides one of the oldest chapters in the nation. Founded in 1968, the chapter covers 36 high schools, recognizing 20 to 30 scholar athletes each year. The chapter annually presents two scholarships, one to the top scholar-athlete from the region as well as the Sam Bailey Award, named for one of the outpost’s founders. The chapter also hosts a Coaches Smoker over the summer and the Coach of the Year Luncheon in December. In February, the chapter stages their Small College Recruiting Fair and Elite Junior Combine.
Robinson, a past chairman of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, joined the NFF Tampa Chapter in 2004, becoming executive director in 2018. He saw the NFF Tampa Chapter as an extension of his support of high school student-athletes. The athletics director at Hillsborough County Public School District in Tampa, Florida, Robinson guides one of the largest districts in the country.
