Selection Committee

Selection Committee

Luis Aguilar: 2019 Fred Mitchell Award recipient from Northern Arizona University

Roldan Alcobendas: 2018 Fred Mitchell Award recipient from Eastern Washington University

Carl Allegretti: NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amatuer Football Award, NFF Board Member, played football at Butler University

Patrick Arbor: Former chairman of the Chicago Board of Trade, prominent philanthropist, community supporter and worldwide traveler; longtime trustee for his alma mater, Loyola University

Tom Beck: College Football Hall of Fame Head Coach, National Football Foundation Chicago Metro Chapter Board Member

Kevin Butler: College Football Hall of Fame kicker from University of Georgia, NFL kicker for Chicago Bears and Arizona Cardinals

Sergio Castillo: 2013 Fred Mitchell Award recipient from West Texas A&M University, NFL and CFL kicker

Matt Cotiguala: 2015 Fred Mitchell Award recipient from St. Ambrose University

Matt Davis: 2016 Fred Mitchell Award recipient from University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Sean Gothier: National Football Foundation Minnesota Chapter Founder & Board Member, vrbo Citrus Bowl Team Selection Committee

Teddy Greenstein: Former Chicago Tribune sportswriter and former Heisman Trophy voter

Chris Husby: Special Teams Football Academy owner focusing on kicking, punting and snapping

Mike Husted: NFL kicker for 9 seasons and at the University of Virginia, Founder of National Camp Series network of kicking coaches

Brian Jackson: Arena Football League and Ball State University kicker, Founder and Director of National Kicking Rankings camps

Dan Jiggetts: Ivy League Hall of Famer, co-captain at Harvard, Chicago Bears offensive lineman, NFF Chicago Metro Chapter Board Member

Chris Kearney: NFF Chicago Metro Chapter Board President, vrbo Citrus Bowl Team Selection Committee

Conrad “Connie” Kowal: Sports marketing executive formerly with the New Orleans Saints and Chicago Cubs

Greg Loberg: Partner at Loberg & Associates

Nick Lowery: Inducted into Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame as kicker, Dartmouth College kicker

Tom Lynch: 2011 and 2010 Fred Mitchell Award recipient from Saint Xavier University, kicked for 2011 NAIA National Champions

Steve McMichael: College Football Hall of Famer from University of Texas including briefly as kicker, NFL with Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers

Jeff Michalczyk: Received NFF St. Louis Chapter Scholar-Athlete Award, played linebacker at Drake University

Fred Mitchell: Wittenberg University Hall of Fame kicker, American Kicking Hall of Famer, AFA Minor League Football Hall of Famer

Mark Murphy: Green Bay Packers President, Team Captain on Washington Redskins Super Bowl teams in 1983 and 1984

Patrick Murray: 2012 Fred Mitchell Award recipient from Fordham University, NFL kicker for Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns

Tom Obarski: 2014 Fred Mitchell Award recipient from Concordia University St. Paul

Rob Perry: Fred Mitchell Award Selection Committee Chairman, vrbo Citrus Bowl Team Selection Committee

Don Pierson: Retired Chicago Tribune pro football sportswriter, member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame writers’ wing

Ethan Ratke: 2021 winner of the Fred Mitchell Award from James Madison University, consensus All-American who kicked more field goals during his career (101) than any kicker at any division

Jeff Schebler: 2009 Fred Mitchell Award recipient from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, DIII National Champion, 4 time All-American

Bob Thomas: NCAA Silver Award recipient at Notre Dame, made the winning FG to win 1974 National Championship, 12 years in NFL

Wolfe Tone: National Football Foundation Chicago Metro Chapter Board Member, was Herky Hawkeye mascot at University of Iowa

Cole Tracy: 2017 Fred Mitchell Award recipient from Assumption College, 2018 Lou Groza Award Finalist at Louisiana State University

Todd Wilkins: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater kicker including for conference championship teams in the late 1980s

Gary Zauner: University of Wisconsin-LaCross kicker, NFL and College Kicking Consultant, Special Teams Coach for 13 years in the NFL

Rob Zvonar: Head Coach at Lincoln-Way East High School including multiple Illinois State Championships, coached 2007 US Army All-American Bowl