Roth Honored with Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award from NFF Dooley Chapter

Raleigh, N.C. – A 1980 Duke graduate, John Roth has been named the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award, announced on Thursday by The National Football Foundation's Bill Dooley Chapter.

Roth will be honored at the chapter's annual Pigskin Preview on Friday, July 23 at the Embassy Suites in Cary.

A veteran of the local college athletics landscape, Roth has promoted student-athletes and coaches in exemplary fashion through print, radio and television platforms for over 40 years.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduate of both Durham's Jordan High School and Duke University, Roth spent eight years in the sports information department at his alma mater prior to a 19-year stint as a vice president of Moore Productions, which served as the multi-media rights holder for Duke Athletics.

Currently, Roth is the senior editor/producer for Blue Devil Sports Properties. In this capacity, he produces Duke All-Access with head coach David Cutcliffe, which airs each week during the football season on ABC-11 WTVD, serves as the sideline reporter for football games with the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield IMG College and is the editor of GoDuke, The Magazine. In addition, the 2021 season will mark Roth's 23rd as the host of the Duke Football Tailgate Show.

NFF Dooley Chapter – Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football – Previous Honorees
1996 – Earle Edwards
1997 – Ernie Williamson & Charlie Bryant
1998 – A.J. Carr
1999 – Hal Stewart
2000 – Frank Weedon
2001 – Ned Gonet & Don Shea
2002 – Russell Blunt
2003 – Tom Suiter
2004 – Tim Stevens
2005 – Tommy Hunt
2006 – Willie Bradshaw
2007 – Charlie Adams
2008 – David Riggs
2009 – Bill Dooley
2010 – William B. Hayes
2011 – Ken Browning
2012 – Eddie Smith
2013 – David Horning
2014 – Billy Ruffin
2015 – Red Wilson
2016 – Rick Steinbacher
2017 – Marvin Jarman
2018 – Henry Trevathan Sr.
2019 – Robert Massey
2020 – N/A
2021 – John Roth

About the Pigskin Preview
The National Football Foundation Bill Dooley Chapter's annual Pigskin Preview is set for Friday, July 23 at the Embassy Suites in Cary. Registration opens at 11 a.m., with the event program starting at 11:30 a.m. David Glenn will host the event, which will feature head coaches Mack Brown of North Carolina, David Cutcliffe of Duke, Dave Doeren of N.C. State, Trei Oliver of N.C. Central and Mike Houston of East Carolina. Sponsorship and tickets are available at www.nffbilldooleychapter.org.

About the NFF Bill Dooley Chapter
On August 23, 1995, Bill Dooley, one of the winningest coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference history, invited athletic directors, coaches and representatives from the University of North Carolina, Duke University, N.C. Central University and North Carolina State University to join him and N.C. Governor Jim Hunt at the State Capitol Old Senate Chambers. It was at that meeting the universities pledged their support to the newly formed NFFCHOF Chapter and its mission. In 2012, East Carolina University joined the Chapter and, in 2014, the NFFCHOF Board of Directors unanimously voted to name the chapter after its founder.

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Roth Honored with Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award from NFF Dooley Chapter

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