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Havens Awarded Distinguished American Award by NFF Dooley Chapter
7/8/2021 11:30:00 AM | Football
Raleigh, N.C. – Former Duke letterman Dick Havens has been named the recipient of the Distinguished American Award, announced Thursday by The National Football Foundation's Bill Dooley Chapter. Â
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Serving on the Board of Directors for the National Football Foundation's Bill Dooley Chapter since its inception in 1995, Havens has been invaluable in philanthropy efforts which have raised over $100,000 in scholarships for deserving high school student-athletes.Â
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A native of Westminster, Md., Havens was an all-state selection in football before matriculating to Duke. Playing for College Football Hall of Fame head coach Bill Murray, Havens was a three-year letterman on the gridiron at Duke, and helped the Blue Devils to a 23-8 overall record, three ACC championships (1960, 1961 & 1962) and a 7-6 victory over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1961. Following the 1962 campaign, he was named to the Academic All-ACC team.
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Previously, Havens was honored by the Bill Dooley Chapter with the inaugural Leadership Award for his outstanding contributions to the organization.
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He will be honored at the chapter's annual Pigskin Preview on Friday, July 23 at the Embassy Suites in Cary.Â
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NFF Dooley Chapter – Distinguished American Award – Previous Honorees
1996 – Dr. LeRoy Walker
1997 – Bill Dooley
1998 – Carl James
1999 – Charlie Adams
2000 – Charlie Justice
2001 – John Swofford
2002 – Jim Goodmon
2003 – Paul Miller
2004 – Andy Harris
2005 – Dr. Frank Bassett
2006 – Jerry McGee
2007 – Don McCauley
2008 – Frank Weedon
2009 – Gen. Hugh Shelton
2010 – Ike Boone
2011 – Dr. Bill Friday
2012 – Walter Williams
2013 – Wendell Murphy
2014 – John Barbee
2015 – Don Shea
2016 – Ken Huff
2017 – George Turner
2018 – Gov. James Hunt
2019 – Michael P. Johnson
2020 – N/A
2021 – Dick Havens
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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.
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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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Serving on the Board of Directors for the National Football Foundation's Bill Dooley Chapter since its inception in 1995, Havens has been invaluable in philanthropy efforts which have raised over $100,000 in scholarships for deserving high school student-athletes.Â
Â
A native of Westminster, Md., Havens was an all-state selection in football before matriculating to Duke. Playing for College Football Hall of Fame head coach Bill Murray, Havens was a three-year letterman on the gridiron at Duke, and helped the Blue Devils to a 23-8 overall record, three ACC championships (1960, 1961 & 1962) and a 7-6 victory over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1961. Following the 1962 campaign, he was named to the Academic All-ACC team.
Â
Previously, Havens was honored by the Bill Dooley Chapter with the inaugural Leadership Award for his outstanding contributions to the organization.
Â
He will be honored at the chapter's annual Pigskin Preview on Friday, July 23 at the Embassy Suites in Cary.Â
Â
NFF Dooley Chapter – Distinguished American Award – Previous Honorees
1996 – Dr. LeRoy Walker
1997 – Bill Dooley
1998 – Carl James
1999 – Charlie Adams
2000 – Charlie Justice
2001 – John Swofford
2002 – Jim Goodmon
2003 – Paul Miller
2004 – Andy Harris
2005 – Dr. Frank Bassett
2006 – Jerry McGee
2007 – Don McCauley
2008 – Frank Weedon
2009 – Gen. Hugh Shelton
2010 – Ike Boone
2011 – Dr. Bill Friday
2012 – Walter Williams
2013 – Wendell Murphy
2014 – John Barbee
2015 – Don Shea
2016 – Ken Huff
2017 – George Turner
2018 – Gov. James Hunt
2019 – Michael P. Johnson
2020 – N/A
2021 – Dick Havens
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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.
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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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 #GoDuke
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