Ten former presidents of the FWAA attended the annual Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 8, 2016, at the Paradise Valley County Club outside Phoenix, Ariz.
The dinner was sponsored by the National Football Foundation and the American Sports Network.
Ten former presidents of the Football Writers Association of America attended the Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 8, 2016. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right, three of the 10 former FWAA presidents who attended the Past Presidents dinner on Jan. 8: George Schroeder, Tom Shatel and Dennis Dodd. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Steve Hatchell, president and CEO of the National Football Foundation, co-host of the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner, makes some remarks at the dinner on Jan. 8. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Eddie Robinson III takes a bow a the FWAA’s Past Presidents Dinner on Jan. 8 at the Paradise Valley County Club outside Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Left to right: Phil Marwill of the National Football Foundation, Sheila Dufresne, wife of former FWAA President Chris Dufresne’s, Joni Williamson and Past President Dick Weiss at the Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The tables are set for the FWAA Past President’s Dinner on Jan. 8, 2016. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Ed Grom (left) of the American Sports Network, which along with the National Football Foundation sponsored the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner, chats with FWAA Board Member Malcolm Moran. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Former FWAA President Chris Dufresne signs a football as Margaret Mason (standing) and Dufresne’s wife, Sheila, look on. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Incoming President Mark Anderson (center) shares a moment with Outgoing President Lee Barfknect and Barfknecht’s wife, Sara, at the Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
From Left, Gina Lehe, College Football Playoff Senior Director of Communications, McBride Macatee of the National Football Foundation and Nicki Hancock, wife of College Football Playoff Executive Director Bill Hancock, at the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The FWAA Past Presidents Dinner, co-hosted by the National Football Foundation and the American Sports Network, was on Jan. 8 at the Paradise Valley Country Club near Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
FWAA Executive Director Steve Richardson presents a commemorative football to former President Ivan Maisel, winner of the 2016 Bert McGrane Award at the Past Presidents Dinner. 2015 President Lee Barfknecht (right) looks on. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
Incoming First Vice President Dave Jones (left) and FWAA member Herb Gould at the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee,
National Football Foundation President and CEO Steve Hatchell, NFF Chief Operating Officer Matt Sign, Nicki Hancock and Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff, at the FWAA Past Presidents Dinner. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
The FWAA Past Presidents Dinner took place on Jan. 8, 2016, at the Paradise Valley Country Club outside Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Melissa Macatee.
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