HomeMIKE WILCOX JOINS USA FOOTBALL’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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USA Football, the sport's national governing body in the United States, announced today that MIKE WILCOX of Toledo, Ohio, has joined its board of directors.
Wilcox is chairman and chief executive officer of Wilcox Financial and Wilcox Sports Management, diversified financial services and consulting companies headquartered in Toledo. He is a past chairman of the Bowling Green State University board of trustees and currently serves as a trustee of the American Football Coaches Foundation, the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, the Culver Educational Foundation and the Lou Holtz/Ohio Valley Hall of Fame.
A graduate of Bowling Green State University, Wilcox played collegiate hockey and was a three-time All-American on the university's nationally ranked lacrosse team. He has been inducted into the Bowling Green Athletic Hall of Fame, the Ohio Lacrosse Hall of Fame, The Peddie School Hall of Fame, the Ithaca High School Hall of Fame and the Bowling Green Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame. In addition, Wilcox was recently selected as one of the top 100 alumni in Bowling Green's 100-year history.
USA Football has educated more than 75,000 youth football coaches through its online courses and single-day coaching clinics since 2006.
USA Football, with members in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., conducts more than 80 football events annually. The independent non-profit offers education for coaches and game officials, skill development for players, resources for youth football league commissioners, and manages America's national teams in the sport for international competition. More than 60 countries on six continents possess a national federation of sport dedicated solely to American football.
USA Football's Board of Directors:
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Ø Ray Anderson, National Football League |
Ø Roger Goodell, National Football League |
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Ø Joe Browne, National Football League |
Ø Merril Hoge, Retired NFL Player |
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Ø Jason Belser, NFL Players Association |
Ø Desmond Howard, Retired NFL Player |
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Ø Tom Cove, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Assoc. |
Ø Mark Meana, Fairfax County (Va.) Youth Football |
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Ø Jim Delany, Big Ten Conference |
Ø Carl Peterson, USA Football Chairman |
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Ø Carl Francis, NFL Players Association |
Ø DeMaurice Smith, NFL Players Association |
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Ø Alexia Gallagher, National Football League |
Ø Grant Teaff, American Football Coaches Association |
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Ø Bob Gardner, Nat Fed of State H.S. Assns. |
Ø Mike Wilcox, Wilcox Financial/Wilcox Sports Mmt. |
"USA Football is a growing organization that is dedicated to helping kids, and I am intrigued by the opportunity to be part of that," Wilcox said. "Being a former student-athlete and playing competitive football through high school, I enjoy helping young athletes get the opportunities to learn and improve. USA Football typifies that."
"We're proud to have Mike join our board of directors," USA Football Executive Director SCOTT HALLENBECK said. "His knowledge and commitment to the sport will make him a valuable member to our board and to our country's football community."
