National Football Foundation

Passion for football runs deep in SEC country and the 2009 South Region honoree Trey Johnston has spent his life embracing the game, displaying a devotion for the sport surpassed by few and bleeding Tiger blue & orange.
 
Johnston, who spearheaded the formation of the Auburn Chapter in 1999, has served as its leader since the inception. Seeing the launch of the chapter as an opportunity to give back and make a positive impact in the community, he set about establishing the relationships that would allow the NFF to honor and recognize local high school and collegiate scholar-athletes while also assisting Auburn University in securing representation in the College Football Hall of Fame for its greatest legends.
 
"I have always supported Auburn and Auburn football, and this is the way I can support Auburn today," said Johnston. "The National Football Foundation is an organization Auburn needed to work more closely with on a national level. Today at the urging of David Housel and Buddy Davidson, Auburn is a total program in the eyes of the national media working with the NFF."
 
Each year at its scholar-athlete banquet, the Auburn Chapter recognizes the best and brightest high school student-athletes in Lee County with scholarships to college while also honoring the top Auburn players who have excelled on and off the field. Acknowledging the importance of the contributions from those in the community, the chapter also presents Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football and Distinguished American awards at the event.
 
A walk-on at Auburn, Johnston lettered for Tigers and graduated with a degree in business. His family founded J&M Bookstore in 1953 on the Auburn campus. Johnston serves as CEO, running the operation today with his brothers and offering everything an Auburn student and fan could want. An avid golfer, Johnston boasts a six handicap and has a passion for antique Corvettes.
 
Johnston and his wife Rebecca live in Auburn and have five daughters.