(Phoenix, AZ) March 21, 2022 – Board members of the Valley of the Sun Chapter of the National Football Foundation today announced the names of 23 high school senior football players and three collegiate players selected as the best and brightest from the Valley and the surrounding region of the state of Arizona.
The Class of 2022 honorees, based upon excellence in the classroom, football field, and community are:
Ryan Grossklaus of Red Mountain
“As great as the virtual recognition was for the classes of 2020 and ’21, we are so happy to finally be able to gather for this special event now that the pandemic has eased significantly. We’re privileged to recognize a group of terrific young men with an honor that will last a lifetime,” said Roger Blank, chapter president.
Each honoree of the Class of 2022 will receive scholarship assistance for undergraduate education, or post-graduate in the case of the collegians, and be celebrated at the chapter’s 41st annual banquet event—and first liveevent in more than two years—on Saturday, April 23. Tables of 10 and individual seats are available through the chapter website (AZNFF.org).
For any question, please respond via [email protected].
The gala event will be staged as a luncheon at Wild Horse Pass grand showroom with the young men outfitted in full tuxedos. Brad Cesmat of sports360AZ will emcee the event.
This year’s honorees join more than 1,000 previous NFF scholar-athletes recognized by the chapter. The Valley of the Sun Chapter, founded in 1971, is recognized as one of the most active among 120 nationwide chapter
Press Release courtesy of the National Football Foundation
