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The fifth annual American Football Coaches Foundation Randy Walker Power of Influence Golf Outing will be held on Monday, June 28, 2010, at The Ivanhoe Club. The Golf Outing is a part of the "Crossing the Goal Line Campaign" launched by the American Football Coaches Foundation® (AFCF®) in 2006.  The featured speaker at this year's dinner after golf will be Coach Brian Kelly, Head coach of Notre Dame University.

The four previous golf outings have raised nearly $525,000 for the AFCF. This year, the Chicago Golf Outing Committee has set the income goal for this year's event at $200,000. An Auction and raffle featuring sports memorabilia and many other unique items will follow the Golf Outing.

We ask that you take a moment and view the highlights that are provided on this webpage from our past events and we encourage you to continue visiting this website for updates and additional information.

Registration & Sponsorships

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Past Golf Outings

• 2010 Chicago Golf Outing Gallery
• 2009 Chicago Golf Outing Gallery
• 2008 Chicago Golf Outing Gallery
• 2007 Chicago Golf Outing Gallery
• Press Release - Lasting Gift to the Walker Memorial Fund
•  Press Release - AFCF Gives Back to Young People in the Coaching Profession with $10,000 Scholarship
• Press Release - 2006 Inaugural AFCF Golf Outing

About Coach Randy Walker

In part, this golf outing memorializes Coach Randy Walker, an influential head football coach who passed away suddenly in 2006. He had been heavily involved in the planning of this golf outing. 

Coach Walker left an indelible mark on college football during his 30-year coaching career. At Northwestern University from 1999-2005, Coach Walker helped bring along change in college football when he implemented one of the first "spread" offenses in the country. He became the Wildcats second-winningest coach and brought the Big Ten Championship to Evanston in 2000.

He was fond of saying that "you can't teach character, you recruit and hire good people." College football was very fortunate to have a man of such high moral character, one who brought fame and honor to the profession in a dignified manner. His legacy lives on in his fellow coaches and in the many outstanding young men that he coached.