November, 2025
The NFF Toledo/Wistert chapter covers 98 high schools in 16 athletic conferences in a region of counties throughout northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. The 2025 high school season was very competitive and Congratulations to the Conference Champions and teams that made strong showings in the 2025 OHSAA & MHSAA Football Playoffs.
Plans are underway for the 2026 National Football Foundation – Scholar Athlete Banquet, which will be held on Monday, March 9th at the Glass City Center (formerly known as The Seagate Convention Center) in the Exhibition Hall/ Main Floor in downtown Toledo. This will be the 64th Annual Scholar Athlete Banquet hosted by the Toledo/Wistert chapter of the National Football Foundation. This promises to be a wonderful event when we honor scholar athletes, coaches and recognize others connected to football. We are very pleased to announce our featured guest speaker for the event: Eddie George, Head Football Coach of Bowling Green State University.
The following link will take you to the Individual Banquet Ticket Order Form: https://www.nfftoledo.com/Tickets/. Also attached is Sponsorship Request form and information regarding the pre-banquet VIP Reception, which requires a VIP Ticket.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION & COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
TOLEDO/WISTERT CHAPTER – OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Bob Pinkston; Vice President: John Hoover; Secretary: Bill Clark; Treasurer: Mike Boyle; Executive Director: Ray Pohlman; Immediate Past President: Jim Shaw
Directors: Bill Axe, Bob Eberly, Tom Ferguson, Mike Fiedler, Tom Fitzgerald, Mark Hamen, Mike Hendricks, Ron Kay, Mark Kunz, Mark Kruse, Reed Lawless, Godfrey Lewis, Rob MacKinnon, Todd Miller, Jim Oswald, Doug Pearson, Burt Rogers, Bob Waggoner, Dave Zerbey












