The Joe Yukica New Hampshire Chapter of the National Football Foundation

In 20 years we have honored 200 student athletes representing all football playing High and Prep Schools in N.H.

We have honored four state governors, John W. King, Walter Peterson and Jeanne Shaeen of N.H. and Endicott Peabody of Massachusetts.

We have honored seven sets of brothers, Eric Hanson (1989) and Jon Hanson (1991), Douglas DiCenzo (1995) and Daniel Dicenzo (1997), Richard Holmes (1994) and Brian Holmes (1997), Oglesby Young (1992) and Ben Young (1999), Brett Seastedt (2002) and Tye Seastedt (2001), and Kevin Madden (2001) and Kelly Madden (2005), Matt Pinkos (1997) and Mark Pinkos (2002).

We have honored 16 former High School football coaches: Dick Eustis, Forest Branch, Hubie McDonough, Sr., Buzz Harvey, Ed Kissel, Bob Underhill, Bob Chabot, Ken Parady, Dick Martin, Charile Quinn, Michael Murphy, Jeff Francoeur, Jim Fitzgerald, Chuck Lenahan, Dick Piwowarski and Bill Haubrich, Sr.

We have also honored two great UNH and Dartmouth coaches; Joe Yukica and Bill Bowes, and three great UNH and Dartmouth athletic Directors; Andy Mooradian, Seaver Peters and Carl Lundholm.

We have honored one National Football League All-Pro, St. Anselm's Ray "Scooter" McLean.

Among our honorees, count two NHIAA Football Officials, Charlie Hunt and Jeff Francoeur, one Union Leader Sports Editor, Joe Barriea and the Union Leader's ace photographer, George Naum.

Three of our honorees have played football on National Championship College teams; "Dutch" Knox at UNH in the early '30s, Bob Chabot at Army in 1945 and 1945, and Matt Jordan at UMass in 1998.

Joe Yukica won New England "Coach of the Year" honors at three schools: UNH 1967, Boston College 1971 and Dartmouth 1978.

A big hand for our own Director Jim Jeanotte for his work with high school kids on Channel 11's "Granite State Challenge."

Chapter Director Billy Pappas, who starred in football at Manchester Central, UNH and in the

Air Force. Director Ray Truncellito and his son Jim were both Dartmouth Football stand-outs. Chapter Director Dr. George Larkin was captain of the BC Eagles football team.

Another Chapter Director, Bob Norton shines as a College Hockey broadcaster. Bob is principal of Woburn High School in Woburn, MA.

Our NH Chapter has had one life member, the late Jim Hayes.

Six years ago we honored a father and son combination, Nick and Ron Pappas for their contributions to NH football. In 2002, brothers Nick and Jim Vailas received the same honor.

Five members of our Board of Directors have also been Head Coach of the New Hampshire Shrine All star Team. The most recent, Bill Ball, coached the Granite Staters in their game against the Vermont All Stars last summer. Jim Fitzgerald, Hank Sanders and Bob Chabot have also served as Head Coach of New Hampshire's Shrine Team.

Our N.H. Chapter has four Annual Events: the Scholar/Athlete Banquet in May, our annual mid-summer Golf Challenge Tournament, our June High School Football Coaches Clinic at St. Anselm College and our Annual Football Huddle at the end of the High School Football Season.

At past dinners, we have honored two NHIAA Football Officials. Charlie Hunt and Jeff Francouer. Two media representatives have also been feted, former Union Leader Sports Editor Joe Barnea, and Union Leader photographer George Naum.

Past President and Director Dr. George Larkin was honored in 2004 by Southern NH University, which named its athletic field after him.