NEW YORK-DECEMBER 8: National Football Foundation And College Hall of Game, Inc. Morning Press Conference preceding the 52nd Annual Football Foundation Dinner on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, The Empire Room, 301 Park Avenue, New York City, NY. ATTENDEES INCLUDED: The 2009 College Football Hall of Fame Class for the Football Bowl Subdivision:Pervis Atkins (New Mexico State), Tim Brown ( Notre Dame, see also:Tim Brown wikipedia ), Chuck Cecil (Arizona, see also: Tennessee Titans), Ed Dyas (Auburn), Major Harris (West Virginia), Gordon Hudson (Brigham Young), William Lewis (Harvard), Woodrow Lowe (Alabama), Ken Margerum (Stanford), Steve McMichael (Texas), Chris Spielman (Ohio State), Larry Station (Iowa),Pat Swilling (Georgia Tech), Gino Torretta (Miami, Fla.), Curt Warner (Penn State), Grant Wistrom (Nebraska). Coaches: Dick MacPherson and John Robinson. The 2009 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, including Tim Tebow and Colt McCoy Phil Knight, 2009 NFF Gold Medal Recipient & Founder and Chairman of Nike | Billy Payne 2009 NFF Distinguished American Award recipient & Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club | Archie Manning, NFF Chairman and | Steve Hatchell, NFF President & CEO About The National Football Foundation: Founded in 1947 with leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, National Football Foundation And College Hall of Game, a non-profit educational organization, runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 121 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include the College Football Hall of Fame, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association, Play It Smart, and scholarships of over $1 million for college and high school scholar-athletes. The NFF presents the MacArthur Trophy, the Campbell Trophy, presented by HealthSouth, and releases the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings. For more information, please visit us on the web at http://www.footballfoundation.com PHOTO CREDIT:Copyright ©Manhattan Society.com 2009 by Christopher London | tel: Private |e-mail: ChrisLondon@manhattansociety.com***NOTE: More notes, photos and id's to follow*****