Complete National Football Foundation Release
Dallas, Texas – Former American International College head football coach
Alex Rotsko was honored as the National Football Foundation (NFF) as the recipient of the 2009 Chapter Leader Award for the Northeast Region.
Rotsko guided the Yellow Jackets for 10 seasons from 1983-92, compiling a record of 52-46-3 (.530). His 52 wins are second only to current head coach Art Wilkins. Rotsko led AIC to a record of 8-2 in 1985, tying the school record for wins in a season, and led the Yellow Jackets to a 7-3 mark in 9189 and 1990. He won a national championship as an assistant coach at Ithaca College in 1979.
The awards, first presented in 1993, annually recognize five individuals for their commitment, generosity and leadership at the local level in fulfilling the NFF's mission of developing leaders through football. The winners will be honored during the NFF's Chapter Awards Luncheon, December 8, 2009, at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York City.
With more than 12,000 members, the 120 NFF chapters reach more than 4,800 high schools and 400,000 football players each year. Collectively, the NFF chapters stage more than 1,000 annual events, celebrating the game and its unique ability to teach values of leadership, teamwork, and the drive to compete. The events include coaching clinics, leadership conferences, college nights, media days, and local awards banquet that recognize more than 3,300 scholar-athletes and distribute nearly $1 million in scholarships.
The Chapter Leadership Award recipients have spearhead their chapter’s efforts securing funds for scholarships, selecting the honorees and staging events to help benefit the young people who play football. Their efforts ensure that future generations of players are inspired to achieve on and off the field. Also at the NFF Annual Awards Luncheon, presented by Sprintruf, five student-athletes, selected from the more than 400,000 covered by the NFF Chapter Network, will be honored as the 2009 NFF National High School Scholar-Athletes.