Our Mission Statement
The National Football Foundation-College Hall of Fame Orange County Chapter is designed to serve all levels of amateur football and to develop scholarships, citizenship and athletic achievements. Through the game of football, the Orange County Chapter serves as a positive influence for the youth in our county and our country.
The Chapter's Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet recognizes Scholar Athlete's, outstanding coaches, officials and community leaders who have contributed to the game of football. The presentation of scholarships is very important in reaching the goals of the foundation.
The Chapter's Annual Scholar-Athlete Awards Banquet recognizes Scholar Athlete's, outstanding coaches, officials and community leaders who have contributed to the game of football. The presentation of scholarships is very important in reaching the goals of the foundation.
Benefits of Becoming a Member of the
National Football Foundation
By becoming a member of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, you will automatically become a vital part of our crusade for amateur football. Your contribution will help to provide more scholarships to deserving student-athlete football players, to expand existing programs and initiate new ones, to assist in the development of football programs at the youth, high school, and college level in your community and across the country, and to take a vital stake in making sure that no qualified student-athlete is turned away from pursuing their dream.
Key benefits include:
Membership doesn't have to end with the payment of your dues. Once you join you can choose to become a member of one of the over 120 chapters across the country. Our chapters offer you the chance for real hands-on involvement with the student-athletes, NFF programs, schools, and youth leagues in your area. It is a chance to join other football advocates in your area to better your community and have fun.
The individuals who make up the local chapter best understand the needs and interests of their community. That's why each chapter is distinct. It is up to you to decide how involved you want to be. From golf and fishing outings to trips to college games and chapter awards ceremonies you are sure to enjoy the camaraderie that chapter involvement offers
Key benefits include:
- Vote in the College Football Hall of Fame Elections
- Provide a rebate to your local chapter for scholarship programs
- Promote local student-athletes for scholarships
- Receive the quarterly NFF Football Newsletter
- Meet College Football Hall of Fame inductees at Special Events
- Free admission to the College Football Hall of Fame
Membership doesn't have to end with the payment of your dues. Once you join you can choose to become a member of one of the over 120 chapters across the country. Our chapters offer you the chance for real hands-on involvement with the student-athletes, NFF programs, schools, and youth leagues in your area. It is a chance to join other football advocates in your area to better your community and have fun.
The individuals who make up the local chapter best understand the needs and interests of their community. That's why each chapter is distinct. It is up to you to decide how involved you want to be. From golf and fishing outings to trips to college games and chapter awards ceremonies you are sure to enjoy the camaraderie that chapter involvement offers
What Makes a Football Player
BETWEEN the innocence of boyhood and the dignity of man, we find a sturdy creature called a football player. Football players come in assorted weights, heights, jersey colors, and numbers, but all players have the same creed: to play every second of every minute of every quarter of every game to the best of their ability.
FOOTBALL players are found everywhere---on top of running around, jumping over, passing by, twisting from, or diving through the opponent. Teammates rib them, officials penalize them, students cheer them, kid brothers idolize them,
coaches criticize them, girls adore them, alumni tolerate them and mothers worry about them.
WHEN your team is behind, he is incompetent, careless, indecisive, lazy, uncoordinated and dumb. He can miss a block, fumble the ball, drop a pass, jump offside, run the wrong way or completely forget his assignment.
A FOOTBALL player to an opponents scouting report, has the speed of a gazelle, the strength of an ox, the size of an elephant, the cunning of a fox, the agility, of a dancer, the quickness of a cat and the ability of an All American.
TO HIS OWN coach he has, for press purposes, no stability, the speed of a snail, the mentality of a mule, is held together with tape and has about as much of a chance playing on Friday or Saturday as his grandfather.
TO AN ALUMNUS he is someone who will never kick as well, run as fast, block as good, tackle as hard, fight as fiercely, give as little ground, score as many points, have as much spirit as teams and players in the past.
A FOOTBALL player likes game films, trips away from home, practice without pads, hot showers, whirlpool baths and being part of a perfectly executed play. He is not much for wind sprints, sitting on the bench, rainy days, scouting reports or calisthenics.
NO ONE ELSE looks forward so much to September or so little to December. Nobody gets as much pleasure out of knocking down or intercepting a pass, a QB sac, or scoring the winning TD. Nobody else can cram into one mind all the assignments needed for the game and still forget he left his football shoes at home on game day.
A FOOTBALL player is a wonderful creature---you can criticize him, but you can’t discourage him. You can defeat his team, but you can’t make him quit. You can get him out of the game, but you can’t get him out of football. Might as well admit it---be you alumnus, coach or fan---he is your personal representative on the field, your symbol of fair and hard play. He may not be an All-American, but he is an example of the American way. He is judged, not for his race, nor for his religion, nor for his social standing, or not for his finances, but by the democratic yardstick of how well he blocks, tackles and sacrifices individual glory for the overall success of his team.
HE IS A HARD – working, untiring, determined kid doing the best he can for his school. And when you come out of the stadium, grousing and feeling upset that your team lost or your son missed a tackle, he can make you mighty ashamed with just some sincerely spoken words—“We Tried” and it was “A Fun Game”.
FOOTBALL players are found everywhere---on top of running around, jumping over, passing by, twisting from, or diving through the opponent. Teammates rib them, officials penalize them, students cheer them, kid brothers idolize them,
coaches criticize them, girls adore them, alumni tolerate them and mothers worry about them.
WHEN your team is behind, he is incompetent, careless, indecisive, lazy, uncoordinated and dumb. He can miss a block, fumble the ball, drop a pass, jump offside, run the wrong way or completely forget his assignment.
A FOOTBALL player to an opponents scouting report, has the speed of a gazelle, the strength of an ox, the size of an elephant, the cunning of a fox, the agility, of a dancer, the quickness of a cat and the ability of an All American.
TO HIS OWN coach he has, for press purposes, no stability, the speed of a snail, the mentality of a mule, is held together with tape and has about as much of a chance playing on Friday or Saturday as his grandfather.
TO AN ALUMNUS he is someone who will never kick as well, run as fast, block as good, tackle as hard, fight as fiercely, give as little ground, score as many points, have as much spirit as teams and players in the past.
A FOOTBALL player likes game films, trips away from home, practice without pads, hot showers, whirlpool baths and being part of a perfectly executed play. He is not much for wind sprints, sitting on the bench, rainy days, scouting reports or calisthenics.
NO ONE ELSE looks forward so much to September or so little to December. Nobody gets as much pleasure out of knocking down or intercepting a pass, a QB sac, or scoring the winning TD. Nobody else can cram into one mind all the assignments needed for the game and still forget he left his football shoes at home on game day.
A FOOTBALL player is a wonderful creature---you can criticize him, but you can’t discourage him. You can defeat his team, but you can’t make him quit. You can get him out of the game, but you can’t get him out of football. Might as well admit it---be you alumnus, coach or fan---he is your personal representative on the field, your symbol of fair and hard play. He may not be an All-American, but he is an example of the American way. He is judged, not for his race, nor for his religion, nor for his social standing, or not for his finances, but by the democratic yardstick of how well he blocks, tackles and sacrifices individual glory for the overall success of his team.
HE IS A HARD – working, untiring, determined kid doing the best he can for his school. And when you come out of the stadium, grousing and feeling upset that your team lost or your son missed a tackle, he can make you mighty ashamed with just some sincerely spoken words—“We Tried” and it was “A Fun Game”.
Interested in Making a Donation
Please Print, Complete and Mail to:
NFF-OC Chapter
P.O. Box 18985
Anaheim Hills, CA 92817
or Email Colin Nesbitt at cnez7@pacbell.net
or Email Steve McKay at mckayz@msn.com
PLEASE RETURN TO: Steve McKay . PO Box 18985 . Anaheim Hills, CA 92817