'Fight ‘em until Hell freezes over, and then fight ‘em on the ice.'

-- TCU’s Dutch Meyer

'Three things happen when you pass, and two of them are bad.'

-- Texas’ Darrell Royal

'Never been licked.'

-- Movie about Texas A&M's Corps of Cadets

'I didn’t think anything of it at first. Then I thought to myself, ‘My God, he’s coming out here to hit me.' ’

-- Rice’s Dick Maegle before Alabama’s Tommy Lewis came off the bench to tackle him in the 1954 Cotton Bowl.

'He could take his’n and beat yours’n, and then he could take yours’n and beat his’n.'

-- Former Oilers head coach Bum Phillips on Don Shula

'I've found that prayer works best when you have big players.'

-- Knute Rockne, Notre Dame

'They beat us like a tied-up goat.'

-- Texas Tech's Spike Dykes

'Always remember that Goliath was a 40-point favorite over David.'

-- Shug Jordan, Auburn

'Football is not a contact sport, it is a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.'

-- Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State

'In Alabama, an atheist is someone who doesn't believe in Bear Bryant.'

-- Wally Butts, Georgia

'Football is only a game. Spiritual things are eternal. Nevertheless, beat Texas.'

-- church sign in Arkansas before 1969 Shootout

'Son, you've got a good engine, but your hands aren't on the steering wheel.'

-- Bobby Bowden, Florida State

'Gentlemen, it is better for you to have died a small boy than to fumble this football.'

-- Bobby Dodd, Georgia Tech

If these phrases get you thinking about great football moments you have experienced, then maybe the

Touchdown Club of Houston

is for you.

HERE ARE THE NEXT EVENTS FOR THE TOUCHDOWN CLUB

Please mark your calendar for the events we have so far:
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***7 p.m., Wed., May 22, Spring Sports Scholar-Athlete Dinner, presented by Dee Dee and Wallis Marsh, JW Marriott, 5150 Westheimer. We will recognize the top scholar-athletes in the UIL's Olympic sports. This is one of the highlights of the year, as we celebrate what is right with high school athletics. The kids will be judged on academics, athletics and citizenship, as embodied in their extra-curricular activities.

Tickets are $45 each. Tables are $450 (regular table), $500 (bronze sponsorship), $1,000 (silver sponsorship), $1,500 (gold sponsorship) and $2,500 (platinum sponsorship). All tables are 10 seats each.
To pay for tickets, please e-mail houtdclub@att.net, or call Neal Farmer at 713-849-9860. A seating chart will appear on the link at the left of this homepage the week of the event. The hotel wants to have all seats paid by Fri., May 17.

Here are the finalists:

BOYS BASKETBALL -- Mitchell Becker, Clear Creek; Austin Blaies, Jersey Village, Robert Hatter, Westside; amd Parker Lund, Stratford.

GIRLS BASKETBALL -- Allison Abendschein, Magnolia; Haley Deakins, Cypress Creek; Courtnie Latham, Clear Springs; and Rachel Rapier, Stratford.

BASEBALL -- Zack Belski, Dulles; Patrick Christie, Memorial; Andrew Mealey, Strake Jesuit; and Zachary Sorensen, Bellaire.

SOFTBALL -- Nicole Hoope, Cypress Creek; Asucena Ochoa, Eisenhower; Summer Roberson, Elsik; and Macey Smith, Stratford.

BOYS TRACK -- Brett Allsion, Cypress Ranch; Ty Carter, Mayde Creek; Alex Marzec, Katy Taylor; and Austin Riddle, Memorial.

GIRLS TRACK -- Katherine Bornman, Memorial; Alyssa Gullo, Cypress Woods; Rebecca Lassalle, Klein Oak; Kathryn Merner, Magnolia West; and Emily Moen, Memorail (five finalists).

BOYS TENNIS -- William Jou, Memorial; Maxwell Lee, Clements; Travis Lenz, Klein; and Tariq Zahroof, Cypress Ranch.

GIRLS TENNIS -- Katie Davis, Memorial; Isabel Denkins, Stratford; Eric Poll, Westside; and Olivia Pope, Stratford.

BOYS GOLF -- Ryan Bell, Travis; Austin Horst, Clear Springs; Taylor MacKay, Katy Taylor; and Kyle Mullen, Cypress Falls.

GIRLS GOLF -- Kristen Bush, Clear Lake; Anna Hamilton, Clear Creek; Samantha Lang, Sam Rayburn; and Cassie Weyland, Clear Lake.

BOYS SWIMMING -- Chandler LeMaire, George Ranch; Andrew McCaslin, Mayde Creek; Yuki Oji, Westside; and Kyle Rathgeb, Stratford.

GIRLS SWIMMING -- Madeline Droog, Katy; Sheila Hernandez, Sam Rayburn; Chelsea Ji, Bellaire; and Som-Mai Quy Nguyen, Eisenhower.

BOYS SOCCER -- Brian Gravesmill, Cypress Creek; Sam Konstanty, Elkins; Steffen Seitz, Strake Jesuit; and Andrew Young, Langham Creek.

GIRLS SOCCER -- Wendolyne Castillo, Spring Woods; Hannah Dauzat, Cypress-Fairbanks; Lauren Edwards, Katy; and Linda Yado, Elsik.

BOYS WRESTLING -- Lucas Bazemore, Westside; Chris Greer, George Ranch; Drake Pechous, Clear Brook; and Dakota Upshaw, Cypress-Fairbanks.

GIRLS WRESTLING -- Shaterica Henderson, Cypress Ridge; Taylor Mendizabel, Jersey Village; Tayler Resuriz, Clear Falls; and Cadey Widacki, Morton Ranch.

VOLLEYBALL -- Breanna Boone, Aldine; Shayna Daniels, Magnolia; Kelsey Moreland, Memorial; and Courtney Walker, Fort Bend Austin.

***Noon, Wed., July 17, Baylor Day with Art Briles, JW Marriott, 5150 Westheimer. Art will discuss the salad days of Baylor football, as the Bears continue to thrive under Art's direction.

***Noon, Wed., July 24, Gallery Furniture University of Texas Day with Mack Brown, presented by Bank of Houston, JW Marriott, 5150 Westheimer. Mack will discuss the optimism in Austin for the 2013 fall season.

We will add more events as they are firmed up.

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Community-Service Projects

The TD Club assists area high schools through community-service projects. The Club has awarded more than $180,000 in scholarships to almost 250 high schoolers in Greater Houston in the past 13 years, and have given out about $180,000 in weights and weight equipment to 36 Greater Houston high schools in the past eight years. The high schools receiving weights are Booker T. Washington, Forest Brook, Reagan, Smiley and Houston Sterling in 2002; Kashmere, Madison, Scarborough, Wheatley and Worthing in 2003; Milby, Northbrook and Westbury in 2004; Furr, Sharpstown and Houston Austin in 2005; Willowridge, Jones, Sam Houston, Aldine and Yates in 2006; Eisenhower, Houston Lamar, Pasadena and Scarborough (again) in 2007; in 2008, Dulles, Furr (again) South Houston and Spring Woods; in 2009, Booker T. Washington (again), Hightower, Spring and Waltrip; in 2010, Alief Hastings and Jeff Davis; in 2011, Alief Elsik, Reagan (again) and Bellaire; and in 2012, Humble, Houston Lee, and Madison (again).

Sean's Shoes

The TD Club has teamed up with the Houston Texans' Sean Washington, the team's director of player development, to distribute excess cleats and tennis shoes to high schools in the area. The Texans players receive multiple shoes that they cannot use each season, and the TD Club funnels those shoes to needy high schools. So far, schools assisted are in HISD, Fort Bend ISD, Lamar Consolidated ISD, Anahuac, C.E. King, Goose Creek ISD, Bridge City, Pasadena ISD and Spring Branch schools Northbrook and Spring Woods.

About The National Football Foundation: The Touchdown Club is the Houston chapter of the NFF. Founded in 1947 with leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame -- a non-profit educational organization -- runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 121 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind.; the NFF Hampshire Honor Society; the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association; the NFF Gridiron Clubs of New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas; Play It Smart; and scholarships of over $1 million for college and high school scholar-athletes. The NFF presents the MacArthur Trophy, the Draddy Trophy, presented by HealthSouth, and releases the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings.
For more information, please visit www.footballfoundation.org.