The Walter Camp Football Foundation will recognize host several individuals at its “Ring of Honor” dinner and awards ceremony on Sunday, July 13 at 5 p.m. at Race Brook Country Club in Orange. Tickets to the July 13 event are $200 each and a table of nine is $1700. Visit https://waltercamp.org/roh-2025-dinner/#get-tickets or contact Ernie Williams […]
Veteran athletics administrator at Boston College Jamie DiLoreto will be recognized as a Walter Camp Football Foundation Honorary Member at the organization’s Ring of Honor dinner on Sunday, July 13 in Orange, Conn. Honorary Member designation is bestowed to an individual who has been a supporter of the Walter Camp Foundation and its various activities, […]
A Little History Walter Camp is the nation’s oldest college football All-America team. Considered the “Father of American Football,” Walter Camp introduced the play from scrimmage, set plays, the numerical assessment of goals and tries and the restriction of play to eleven men per side in 1880. Nine years later in 1889, Mr. Camp, then […]
Former TCU associate athletic director Mark Cohen will be honored with the Walter Camp Sports Communicator Award. The Walter Camp Sports Communicator award is named in memory of Bill Keish, who was a longtime Foundation member and chairman of the public relations committee. The award originated as the Foundation’s “Media Appreciation” award. It was awarded […]
Long-time Walter Camp Foundation member and Past President William (Bill) O’Brien will be honored as the first recipient of the Walter Camp “Champion of Community” award. O’Brien, resident of Branford and member of the Foundation since 1973, will be honored on Sunday, July 13 at 5 p.m. at Race Brook Country Club in Orange as […]
Fathead, the leading brand in sports and entertainment wall graphics, and the Connecticut-based Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), selector of the nation’s oldest All-America football team, are proud to announce a new partnership aimed at honoring the legacy and future of college football. This collaboration will see Fathead produce officially licensed wall decals and memorabilia […]
Thirty-three former Walter Camp All-Americans were selected in the 2025 NFL Draft on April 24-26, led by 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year Travis Hunter (WR/DB, Colorado), who was the second overall selection by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Walter Camp All-America Teams, first selected by the “Father of American Football” Walter Camp in 1889, […]
On Saturday, Jan. 18, the Walter Camp Foundation hosted its 17th Connecticut High School “Breakfast of Champions,” at the Uncas Ballroom at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville. Thanks to event sponsors Town Fair Tire, Crabtree Lexus of New Haven and NFP Sports. Members of the 2024 All-Connecticut First and Second Teams were recognized along with the […]
Walter Camp Foundation president John Barbarotta traveled to Bloomington, Indiana to formally present 2024 Walter Camp FBS Coach of the Year Curt Cignetti with his plaque. Many thanks to Indiana University president Pam Whitten, athletic director Scott Dolson and associate athletic director Jeff Keag for their gracious hospitality. Coach Cignetti is the second IU coach […]
Keiser University first-year head coach Myles Russ is the first-ever recipient of the Walter Camp NAIA Coach of the Year award. Russ led the Seahawks to a 12-1 overall record, advancing to the NAIA Football Championship Series for the sixth straight season while making the team’s third straight appearance in the NAIA National Championship Game. […]
