National Football Foundation

Since taking over as president of the NFF's King County Chapter seven years ago, Walter W. Hunt II has provided the proper balance of aggressiveness and foresight in reaching into his past accomplishments to spur the chapter's growth in numbers, programs and significance.
 
As a fullback on the University of Washington Huskies for four years, Hunt enjoyed success on both the individual and team levels. He received the "Most Improved Player" award following his junior season in 1983, and played a prominent role in the Huskies 1984 season that saw them finish 11-1 and #2 in the nation, following a victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.
 
Hunt remained active in the Washington football landscape after his playing days, coaching at several different high schools before a seven-years stint with the University of Puget Sound. In 1991, Hunt coordinated the South Seattle Youth Football Camp attended by more than 200 youth players. He joined the board of the NFF's King County Chapter in 1992, and after eight years, became the chapter president in 1998.
 
Since then, Hunt has spearheaded an aggressive campaign to establish the chapter's identity more prominently in the local community and impact a greater number of football players. The chapter has increased the scholarship money it awards to local high school football players from $2,000 annually to more than $7,000. The NFL/NFF Coaching Academy, held each year at the home of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, attracts a capacity crowd of 150 local coaches who learn the finer points of coaching the game at the youth and high school levels. In addition, Hunt played a critical role in brining the NFF's Play It Smart program to two local high schools, Chief Sealth and Rainier Beach High Schools, and plans to lead an effort to increase the program's reach in the Seattle area.
 
"Walt has a distinguished background in the community, and he's used that with a high energy level and commitment for the NFF to take the King County to new heights in their local community," said Bob Keropian, NFF West Region Coordinator. "He's connected with the key members of the local football community, and rallied an amazing amount of support for the chapter and the programs they run on an annual basis."
 
Leveraging relationships with both the Seahawks and the Seattle Bowl, Hunt created new opportunities for his chapter to raise money to support amateur football in the local community. Additionally, the chapter's newly introduced golf tournament funnels dozens of new members into their ranks, helping increase attendance at the chapter's scholar-athlete banquet that now annually attracts more than 500 people.
 
"We've been aggressive in not only attracting new members but retaining the ones currently within our chapter roster," Hunt said. "It's important to remind our members about the benefits of joining and renewing and I think we've been very successful with the events we've held over the past several years in doing this."
 
Hunt is in his fourth year coaching football at Auburn High School, just south of Seattle. He and his wife, Lisa, have a six-year-old son Trey.