Courtesy of the National Football Foundation:

IRVING, Texas (July 22, 2013) - The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today that Florida State University broadcaster Gene Deckerhoff will be the recipient of the 2013 NFF Chris Schenkel Award. Presented annually since 1996, the award recognizes individuals who have had long, distinguished careers broadcasting college football with direct ties to a specific university.

"Gene Deckerhoff's broadcasting career with the Seminoles has spanned more than thirty years, and during this time, his voice has become synonymous with one of the greatest college football traditions in the country," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "We are pleased to honor Gene with the Chris Schenkel Award as a tribute to all of his accomplishments."

Born in Jacksonville, Fla., Deckerhoff began his broadcasting career in 1964 as a weekend announcer at WWPF-AM in Palatka, Fla. His first sports assignment came the following summer when he served as an announcer for Palatka's 1965 Little League All-Star game. In 1966, Deckerhoff became an evening announcer at WGGG-AM in Gainesville, Fla., where he broadcasted local high school basketball games.

Deckerhoff's first football broadcast came six years later while working at WTRL-AM in Bradenton, Fla. He made his next stop in Tallahassee, joining WTNT-AM and becoming the basketball voice of Florida State in 1974. He added television to his broadcasting career in 1978, and a year later, he landed the FSU football play-by-play position as the "Voice of the Seminoles," a job that he holds to this day. In addition to serving as on-air talent for football, Deckerhoff continues his duties with FSU basketball. By 1989, his talents had earned him wide acclaim, and he began his current stint as the radio play-by-play announcer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

During his three-decade career in Tallahassee, Deckerhoff has worked with some of Florida State's greatest coaches and athletes, including College Football Hall of Fame coach Bobby Bowden and Hall of Fame players Deion Sanders, Ron Simmons, and Charlie Ward. His time at Florida State has included two national championships ('93, '99), 13 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) championships, two Heisman Trophy winners and countless legendary calls.

Deckerhoff has accepted the Florida Sportscaster of the Year Award an astounding 14 times from the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. In addition to being inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002, Deckerhoff's many accolades include winning the '86 and '91 Silver Medal Award from the American Advertising Association for Florida State's weekly broadcast of "The Bobby Bowden Show."

Deckerhoff will accept the Schenkel Award December 10 alongside the recipients of the other NFF Major Awards, including Oklahoma Athletics Director Joe Castiglione (The NFF John L. Toner Award for excellence in athletics administration), NCAA Vice President Dennie Poppe (The NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award) and the yet-to-be announced winners of the NFF Distinguished American Award and the NFF Gold Medal.

In addition to the presentation of the NFF Major Awards, the 56th NFF Annual Awards Dinner will provide the stage for the induction of the 2013 College Football Hall of Fame Class from the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS); the presentation of the 2013 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards; and the bestowing of the 24^th NFF William V. Campbell Trophy to the nation's top scholar-athlete.

This year's College Football Hall of Fame FBS Class includes: Ted Brown (North Carolina State), Teddy Bruschi (Arizona), Ron Dayne (Wisconsin), Tommie Frazier (Nebraska), Jerry Gray (Texas), Steve Meilinger (Kentucky), Orlando Pace (Ohio State), the late Rod Shoate (Oklahoma), Percy Snow (Michigan State), Vinny Testaverde (Miami, Fla.), Don Trull (Baylor), Danny Wuerffel (Florida) and coaches Wayne Hardin (Navy, Temple) and Bill McCartney (Colorado). The 2013 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class will be announced on Oct. 31, and the winner of the Campbell Trophy will be announced live at the event on Dec. 10.

For ticket information regarding the 56th NFF Annual Awards Dinner, please contact NFF Director of External Relations Will Rudd at 800.486.1865 or wrudd@footballfoundation.com.

Previous Winners of the Chris Schenkel Award:

1996 -- Chris Schenkel (ABC Sports)

1997 -- Jack Cristil (Mississippi State)

1998 -- Max Falkenstein (Kansas)

1999 -- Jack Fleming (West Virginia)

2000 -- Ray Christensen (Minnesota)

2001 -- Frank Fallon (Baylor)

2002 -- Bob Brooks (Iowa)

2003 -- Larry Munson (Georgia)

2004 -- Bob Robertson (Washington State)

2005 -- Tony Roberts (Notre Dame)

2006 -- Johnny Holiday (Maryland)

2007 -- Bill Hillgrove (Pittsburgh)

2008 -- Bob Curtis (Idaho) and Dick Galiette (Yale)

2009 -- Larry Zimmer (Colorado)

2010 -- Joe Starkey (California)

2011 -- Woody Durham (North Carolina)

2012 -- Bob Barry, Sr. (Oklahoma)

About The National Football Foundation: Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that 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 Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments, Play It Smart, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association, and scholarships of more than $1.3 million for college and high school scholar-athletes. The NFF presents the MacArthur Bowl, the William V. Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, and releases the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings. NFF corporate partners include the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the BCS, Fidelity Investments, Herff Jones, Liberty Mutual Insurance, NCAA Football, and Under Armour. For more information, please visit www.footballfoundation.org.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Jimbo Fisher Call-In Show has a new home. 

Beginning with the first show of the season Aug. 28, Fisher and host Gene Deckerhoff will now conduct the weekly show from the Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown. 

The show, which features Deckerhoff posing questions to Fisher and taking calls from listeners, will take place every Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. throughout the 'Noles' 2013 season in the hotel's lower main ballroom.

"We are excited to host Jimbo [Fisher], Gene [Deckerhoff] and the rest of the FSU football family for this exciting upcoming season," Four Points by Sheraton Tallahassee Downtown's general manager, Bo Schmitz, said. "Having been open a year, we are now excited to showcase our property as an elite hospitality venue and we are thrilled and honored to have a working relationship with FSU athletics."

In addition to the live radio broadcast that is carried by affiliates throughout the state, the Jimbo Fisher Call-In Show will once again be video streamed online.

For those FSU fans that attend the free show, Four Points by Sheraton will be offering indoor and outdoor seating as well as food and drink specials. Seminole IMG Sports Marketing will also be in attendance giving away prizes.

Fans also have the opportunity to meet Fisher, take photos and get autographs.