Former San Jose State University kicker Bryce Crawford was among 214 previous nominees for the William V. Campbell Trophy to participate the 3rd annual Campbell Trophy Summit sponsored by Intuit, Inc. and presented by the National Football Foundation, at Stanford University, August 14-17.
Former college football stars had the opportunity to learn from and meet major entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley Chief Executive Officers and participate in a career expo. The goal of the Summit is pass along insights for leadership and personal growth to the next generation.
"It's a real big honor. There is a prestigious group of people I will get to meet and network with. It's something that will be very valuable for me in the future," said Crawford before the Summit. He was San Jose State's 2018 nominee for the Campbell Trophy, considered as the "Academic Heisman" award in college football. The former Spartan kicker hopes to participate in this event annually.
"Bill was absolutely passionate about football, and he believed deeply in what you learned from playing the game," said National Football Foundation President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "He never, never took his foot off the accelerator in talking about the benefits of the game. So, we are really thankful that Intuit has stepped forward to fund the summit for a third year as a tribute to Bill's legacy of mentoring. We received amazing feedback from the participants who attended the first two Summits, and more than 50 percent are coming back. The Summit has quickly become its own community, and it's a great showcase for the impact college football has in creating educational opportunities for those who play our sport."
The late Bill Campbell played and coached football at Columbia University before becoming chairman of Intuit and board member of Apple, Inc., and Google. He is credited with mentoring Steve Jobs of Apple, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, Sergey Brin of Google, and many more Silicon Valley icons.
Companies participating in the career expo included Altamont Capital, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deloitte, Enjoy, EY, Google, Intuit, JMI Sports, McChrystal Group, SoFi, Sonim Technologies, WeDriveU and the XFL as well as professionals from the medical and real state fields and several entrepreneurs from a diverse range of emerging companies.