Morristown, N.J. (July 22, 1999) -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame has announced that Jack Fleming will receive the 1999 Chris Schenkel Award, which will be presented at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind., Aug. 13, 1999, during the Hall's Annual Enshrinement Ceremonies.

A football broadcaster for West Virginia University, Fleming becomes this year's recipient of the award, which was created in 1996 to honor Chris Schenkel for his life-long commitment to excellence in broadcasting and his long and distinguished association with The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. At the request of Chris Schenkel, the award is to be presented to a broadcaster who has had a long and distinguished career broadcasting college football, with ties directly to colleges and universities.

Jack Fleming has been in broadcasting for 47 years. During this time, he broadcasted West Virginia University football games and received many honors, including seven West Virginia Sportscaster of the Year awards. He broadcast two West Virginia national championship appearances and 15 bowl games. In 1995, West Virginia awarded him the "Order of Vandalia", WVU's highest alumni honor. In 1996, he was the recipient of the Gene Morehouse Award for distinguished service in West Virginia.  Besides his work for WVU, he also served as the voice of the Pittsburgh Steelers, broadcasting the "Immaculate Reception Game" and four Steelers' Super Bowl victories.

Fleming becomes the fourth recipient of the award. Chris Schenkel received the inaugural award in 1996, Jack Cristil in 1997, and Max Falkenstein was honored in 1998.

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