2014 Honors Dinner

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  • 22 scholar-athletes were recognized at at the 2014 NFF Honors Dinner. The judging criteria for the Scholar-Athlete of the ear award is 40 percent on academics, 40 percent on athletics and 20 percent on community service.
  • Fountain Central High School’s Jacob Brown and Hobart High School’s Nicholas Bokun were recognized as scholar-athletes.
  • Former Purdue Alumni Association executive director Joe Rudolph stands with the man currently holding his positon, Kirk Cerny.
  • Former McCutcheon High School standout and MLB pitcher Clayton Richard was given an Honorary Scholar-Athlete Award.
  • Former Purdue Alumni Association executive director Joe Rudolph was bestowed with the 2014 Legends Award.
  • Tim Roth shakes the hand of Bob Prescott as he is inducted into the 2014 class of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
  • Linda Rohrman, the 2014 recipient of the Bernie Flowers Contribution to Amateur Football award, shakes the hand of chapter president Bart Burrell.
  • Andrew Ralph answers a question from Nate Barrett after being named the 2014 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
  • Andrew Ralph, the chapter’s 2014 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, stands on stage with fellow nominees.
  • Cliff Avril waits to be introduced during the 2014 NFF Honors Dinner.
  • Leroy Keyes answers a question from emcee and NFF chapter member Nate Barrett.
  • Mike Alstott and his son, Griffin, pose with Bob Prescott.
  • Chris Clopton, Darrell Hazell, and Froncie Gutman stand with Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke.
  • Leroy Keyes’ son Cortland expresses some kind words about his father during the awards ceremony.
  • Winamac High School head football coach Tim Roth and Leroy Keyes await their induction into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
  • Former Purdue All-American running back Leroy Keyes poses with his two sons, Cortland and Colin, on stage at the 2014 NFF Honors Dinner.
  • WLFI-TV 18 and chapter member Rob Hughes served as an emcee for the Honors Dinner for the first time in 2014.
  • Mike Alstott listens to his son, Griffin, introduce him before his induction into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
  • Purdue football coach Darrell Hazell addresses the audience.
  • Former Purdue quarterback and director of the Cleveland Eye Clinic Froncie Gutman was honored with the chapter’s first ever “He Played Football” award.
  • Winamac High School head coach Tim Roth poses with his hardware for being inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame.
  • Former Purdue and Tampa Bay Buccaneer running back Mike Alstott cracks a smile as he is interviewed by emcee and NFF chapter member Nate Barrett.
  • Jack Folkers, the 2014 recipient of the Patrick Mackey Courage Award, shakes the hand of Joe Mackey, Patrick’s father.
  • Clayton Richard poses with Miss Purdue Purdue Emily Mishler and chapter member Dr. Robert Hagen.
  • Purdue student and Delphi graduate Karli Edging graced attendees with her musicals talents for the second consecutive year at the 2014 NFF Honors Dinner.
  • A pair of local standouts in West Lafayette’s Everett Gorup and Harrison’s Ben Fields were honored as scholar-athletes.
  • Several items, including a Larry Bird Boston Celtics jersey, were on display during the silent auction.
  • Cliff Avril, who won a Super Bowl championship with the Seattle Seahawks, takes a picture with Purdue football coach Darrell Hazell and former Purdue cornerback Chris Clopton as he is awarded as the 2014 recipient of the Drew Brees Mental Toughness Award.
  • Bob Prescott dons Mike Alstott with a National Football Foundation pin.
  • A pair of former Purdue greats pose for a picture in Leroy Keyes and Cliff Avril.
  • The trio of Indiana Hall of Famers in Tim Roth, Leroy Keyes and Mike Alstott pose with Indiana Football Hall of Fame representative Bob Prescott and their plaques.

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2014 Honors Dinner