![]() The committee was comprised of Jean Boles, Charline Burton, Ralph Carey, Carmendale Fernandes, Richard Sodikow, L. Unanimous.” At the Fall 1987 Council meeting, a special committee was established to discuss Hall of Fame membership qualifications. Nor all my piety or wit will lure it back to change half a line, nor all my tears wash out one word of it.” The Hall was expanded at the Spring 1987 Executive Council meeting: “Moved by Mitchell, seconded by Fernandes, that this year the Hall of Fame admit three retired and three active coaches. But the moving finger writes and, having writ, moves on. I am haunted by the words of the dying Cecil Rhodes…, ‘So much to do, so little done.’ As I look back I am distressed by the opportunities neglected, the blank pages in my book. We are writing the pages of the last chapter now. There are moments in life when a heart is so full of emotion… The book of my life is nearly finished. “…What can a man say at a moment like this. Jacob’s emotions and the power of his oratorical skills. Jacob’s retirement speech, delivered at the 1969 Washington, D.C., National Tournament banquet, can provide a glimpse of Mr. Unfortunately, no audio or video copy of that speech can be found, but perhaps Mr. Jacob poured out his heart about the meaning of the National Forensic League and the wonderful people who rendered great service to the organization and to the youth involved in speech activities. Each living member spoke, but the premiere speech was delivered by Mr. An elegant ceremony was performed at McCormick Place, the Chicago convention hall on the Lake Michigan shore. The 12 initial members were officially inducted at the National Tournament banquet held during the 1978 National Tournament hosted by Northwestern University. Mundt, Former United States Senator and longtime National Forensic League President, was posthumously awarded membership number two. Jacob that he would be the number one selection.” The award was presented on behalf of the 450,000 members of the NFL. It wasn’t a surprise to anyone except Mr. Jacob was presented the NFL Hall of Fame membership number one. Rostrum editor Albert Odom, himself later elected to the Hall, wrote in the September 1978 Rostrum: “Bruno E. By unanimous vote, the Executive Council had earlier named Mr. Jacob then named ten founding members to the new Hall of Fame. Second, devotion to the NFL as indicated by service as District Chairman, National Director, National Officer, or as host to the National Speech Tournament.” Jacob wrote the reasons for his founding member selections in the September 1978 issue of Rostrum: “In selecting the coaches to be nominated to the Hall of Fame, I set up two criteria:įirst, that coach shall have demonstrated over a number of years a consistent ability as a superior speech teacher and speech coach as demonstrated by several tangible achievements: the number of students qualified to reach the finals in the national speech tournament the winning of championships in that tournament the winning of the Tau Kappa Alpha Trophy (or the tournament sweepstakes award) attainment by the coach of the NFL Diamond Key Award. A unanimous vote of the Executive Council (these persons shall have rendered great, unstinting and continuous service to NFL). Additional persons, not coaches, may be elected by:Ī. The two nominees each year receiving the greatest number of votes by preferential ballot shall be inducted. ![]() These names shall be submitted to all coaches holding three diamonds or more. District Chairmen or members of the District Committee may suggest retired or inactive coaches they consider worthy of election to the Hall. A 2/3 vote of the living members is required to elect these members.ī. Winfield may recommend retired or deceased coaches to the members of the Hall. An “old timers” committee composed of Mr. Chapter awards (largest chapter, leading chapter) 3. Jacob, the all-time greatest NFL coaches (currently coaching or retired, living or deceased) based upon:ġ. ![]() The initial ten inductees shall be, in the opinion of Mr. Bruno Jacob, Secretary-Emeritus, shall name the first ten members of the Hall.Ī. The guidelines for such an organization were brief, yet complete: Yet not until the October 1977 Executive Council meeting was a motion passed unanimously to establish a National Forensic League Hall of Fame. By James Copeland (2017) It may appear curious that a national organization founded in 1925 waited more than 50 years before establishing a Hall of Fame to reward members who had rendered exceptional service and/or who had achieved exceptional success.
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