F.A.M.E. AWARDS BANQUET Location - Miami Springs Country Club Date and Time - Thursday, April 30, 2009 6:30 p.m. Cash Bar 7:15 p.m. Dinner and Program Donation - $50.00 per ticket $450.00 per table of ten Reservation Deadline - Noon - April 27th RSVP via the TD Club Hotline (305) 477-1815 or send form below HISTORY OF F.A.M.E.
The 2009 F.A.M.E. Awards Banquet will be on Thursday, April 30th
The F.A.M.E. (Football Awards Miami Edition) Awards were established in 1967 by the Miami Touchdown Club to honor the outstanding Collegiate and Professional football players in the
Forty years ago Joe Namath was honored as the most outstanding professional football player for his outstanding performance during the 1968 season. As you may remember, while addressing the Miami Touchdown Club three days before leading the New York Jets to a 16-7 upset of the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III, Namath made the following statement: ‘You can be the greatest athlete in the world, but if you don’t win those football games, it doesn’t mean anything. And we’re going to win Sunday. I’ll guarantee you.’
As the Miami Touchdown Club evolved through the years and Operation Scholarship gained prominence, the F.A.M.E. award now focuses on honoring the high school football student-athletes in Miami-Dade and
This is your opportunity to meet and visit with these elite student-athletes from the class of 2008. Join us at the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club on Thursday, April 30th.
PREVIOUS F.A.M.E. AWARD WINNERS
- JOHN UNITAS – 1967 Baltimore Colts Quarterback
- GARY BEBAN – 1967 U.C.L.A. Quarterback
- JOE NAMATH – 1968 New York Jets Quarterback
- O.J. SIMPSON – 1968 U.S.C. Running Back
- CALVIN HILL – 1969 Dallas Cowboys Running Back
- JIM PLUNKETT -1969 Stanford University Quarterback
- GEORGE BLAND – 1970 Oakland Raiders Quarterback-Kicker
- ARCHIE MANNING – 1970 University of Mississippi Quarterback
- BOB GRIESE – 1971 Miami Dolphins Quarterback
- JOHNNY MUSSO – 1971 University of Alabama Running Back
- LARRY CSONKA – 1971 Miami Dolphins Running Back
- PAT SULLIVAN – 1971 Auburn University Quarterback
- DICK ANDERSON – 1973 Miami Dolphins Defensive Back J
- OHN HANNAH – 1972 University of Alabama Offensive Guard
- CHUCK FOREMAN – 1974 Minnesota Vikings Running Back
- LUCIOUS SELMON – 1973 U. of Oklahoma Defensive Middle Guard
- TERRY BRADSHAW – 1975 Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback
- TOM CLEMENTS – 1974 U. of Notre Dame Quarterback
- CHUCK FOREMAN – 1976 Minnesota Vikings Running Back
- ARCHIE GRIFFIN – 1975 Ohio State University Running Back
- WALTER PAYTON – 1977 Chicago Bears Running Back
- TONY DORSETT – 1976 U. of Pittsburgh Running Back
- TERRY BRADSHAW – 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback
- KEN MacAFEE - 1977 U. of Notre Dame Tight End
- LEE ROY SELMON – 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive End
- RICK LEACH – 1978 University of Michigan Quarterback
- TED HENDRICKS – 1980 Oakland Raiders Linebacker
- MARC WILSON – 1979 Brigham Young University Quarterback
- KEN ANDERSON -1961 Cincinnati Bengals Quarterback
- MARK HERRMANN – 1980 Purdue University Quarterback
- JIM McMAHON – 1981 Brigham Young University Quarterback
The award winner that gave the Touchdown Club national notoriety was Joe Namath who, at the awards presentation, predicted a Super Bowl win over the Baltimore Colts (Super Bowl IX) at the Orange Bowl.
