Joe Tiller NFF Chapter

A record number of 60 people were recognized for their achievements at the 2019 edition of the National Football Foundation’s Honors Dinner on June 9 at the Purdue Memorial Union Ballrooms in West Lafayette. 

The 2019 NFF Honors Dinner was a mix of individuals who left their mark at the high school and collegiate levels of multiple sports in Northwest Indiana. 

The event celebrated the induction of two Indiana high school football legends into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame  - Dustin Keller as a player and Brian Moore as a coach - as well as several other deserving award winners from our chapter’s area at the “Celebrating Our Legends XV” Dinner.  

The chapter awards were:

• NFF Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award – Jack Kiser

• J&C Student-Athletes of the Year – Kc Clapper (female) and Dawson Jacoby (male) 

• Patrick Mackey Courage Award - Cody Payne (with Drew DeBoer)

• Citizenship Award - Aaron Lai 

• Tyler Trent Courage and Resilience Award - Sean English

• Bernie Flowers Contribution to Amateur Sports Award – Tracy Brown

• Todd Clark Outstanding Game Official Award - Todd Ransom

• Legends Award - Larry Clisby 

• Drew Brees Mental Toughness Award - David Blough

• Impact Award - Rondale Moore 

• Indiana Football Hall of Fame Inductees - Dustin Keller and Brian Moore

• State Championship Trophies to Pioneer and West Lafayette high schools - This was the first year of what is hoped will be an annual feature of our NFF event … honoring state championship high school football teams.