Eight Kansas high school senior football players have been selected by the Coach Bill Snyder Family/Sunflower
Chapter of the National Football Foundation as 2019-20 scholar-athletes.
“This is another outstanding group of young men that we recognize for their work in the classroom, in the
community and on the playing field,” Chapter President Gerry McGuire said. “These individuals are our leaders of
tomorrow, so we take pride in helping them advance their education as they enter the next chapter of their lives.”
These awards recognize excellence in academics, football and community leadership as selected by the chapter
board of directors. The honorees had to be nominated by their head coach. The list includes:
● Trey DeGarmo, OLB/TE, Andover Central (Coach Derek Tuttle)
● William Deschamp, DB, St. Thomas Aquinas/Overland Park (Coach Randy Dreiling)
● Tyler Green, RB, Mill Valley/Shawnee (Coach Joel Applebee)
● Collin Koester, QB/LB, Conway Springs (Coach Matt Biehler)
● Max Kalny, OL, St. James Academy/Lenexa (Coach Tom Radke)
● Ethan McMillian, OL, Bishop Carroll/Wichita (Coach Dusty Trail)
● Rylan Miller, DL, Shawnee Mission North/Overland Park (Coach Zac Rampy)
● Kai Wernli, LB, El Dorado (Coach Wes Bell)
Each of the state National Football Foundation chapters nominates an individual for the NFF’s Team of Distinction.
Kalny, who will be a preferred walk-on at Stanford this fall, was selected as the Kansas Scholar-Athlete for the NFF
Team of Distinction.
About the Coach Bill Snyder Family/Sunflower Chapter NFF
The Kansas Chapter received its National Football Foundation Charter Nov. 25, 1991 at halftime ceremonies of the
Kansas-Missouri football game. It then evolved into the Jayhawk Chapter and later transitioned to the Sunflower
Chapter This year, it was renamed the Coach Bill Snyder Family Sunflower Chapter. It’s mission is to recognize
outstanding high school seniors who excel on the gridiron, in the classroom and as leaders in their schools and
communities. More than 300 high school football players from the state of Kansas have been honored by the
chapter since its inception in 1991. Dillon’s Food Stores, which maintains a large presence in the state of Kansas,
sponsors the chapter awards program and banquet.
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 (NFF) 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.
About the NFF Chapter Network
The NFF Chapter Network, spread across 120 outposts in 47 states, serves as the pulse of a nationwide effort to
encourage leadership, sportsmanship and academic excellence among America’s young football players. The first
meeting to discuss the formation of chapters was held by the Cincinnati Club in 1954, and today more than 12,000
passionate members carry on the legacy of the early pioneers, which is simply to Build Leaders Through Football.
Collectively, they host more than 300 events each year, reaching more than 500,000 football players at 5,000 high schools.