The National Collegiate Flag Football Hall of Fame is new.
“At the 2003 Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, the University of New Orleans (NCFFC Host) and the NCFFC Advisory Committee (see members names below) met to discuss the 25th Anniversary of the NCFFC. Since it was the Silver Anniversary of this event, the committee decided to start a Hall of Fame and to induct its first recipients at the tournament,” reports Steve Rey, CRSS, Associate Director at The University of Southern Mississippi.

“I served as the historian of the tournament since I was the only person who had been with the tournament the entire 25 years…plus I had kept a copy of all the results from all tournaments to compile the data,” he adds.

Rey developed a list of players, officials, and contributors who met the qualifications listed below. Nominations were submitted to him from this list and he placed those names on a ballot that the committee voted on.

“I chose not to place my name on the ballot since I chaired the committee, but was very surprised at the ceremony to learn I was also a recipient,” says Rey.
Since it was the 25th Anniversary of the NCFFC, 15 members were voted into the Hall of Fame: five players, five officials, and five contributors.

“We have not determined how many recipients will be inducted each year, but we will discuss this matter at the 2004 Annual Conference and Recreational Sports Exhibition in Albuquerque, New Mexico,” he says.

The permanent site of the Hall of Fame will remain at the University of New Orleans with annual inductions to be made during the annual National Championships.
The accomplishments for the five contributors include:

1. Al Kohorst - University of New Orleans
• Tournament Host
• Coordinator of Tournament Operations: 1980-1990
• Director: 1991-1997
2. Lou Marciani - University of Southern Mississippi
Co-Founder and Co-Director: 1979-1983
3. Bruce Maurer - The Ohio State University
• Director of Scheduling and Rules Interpretations
• Championship Advisory Committee: 1982 to Present
4. Steve Rey - University of Southern Mississippi
• Director of Officials
• Championship Advisory Committee
• Championships Historian: 1979 to Present
5. James L. “Jet” Smith - University of New Orleans
• Tournament Host
• Co-Founder and Co-Director: 1979-1983
• Director: 1984-1990

Selected by NIRSA Member Margaret V. Royere, Director of Recreation and Intramural Sports at the University of New Orleans, and Director of NCFFC, this year's hall of fame committee was made up of the following NIRSA members:
• Gary Albright, Arkansas State University
• Stan Campbell, University of Nebraska
• Jody Duvernay, University of New Orleans
• Jim Eubanks, University of North Alabama
• Juliette Moore, University of Arizona
• Steve Rey, Chair, University of Southern Mississippi
• Richard Romero, University of Arizona

Qualifications of Players (in order of priority)
1. Most Valuable Player Award
2. Member of Championship Team
3. Member of Runner-up Team
4. Member of Finalist Team
5. First Team All American

Qualifications of Officials (in order of priority)
1. Selected as All American Official
2. Years of service as an Official
3. Years of service as an Evaluator

Qualifications of Contributors (in order of priority)
1. Significant contributions to the NCFFC
2. Significant contributions to the game of flag football
3. Significant contributions to the NCFFC as a tournament sponsor