National Football Foundation - Joe Tiller Chapter of Northwest Indiana

05/27/2026

Join the Joe Tiller Chapter of the National Football Foundation for its 22nd annual Honors Brunch on Sunday, June 14 at noon at the Purdue Memorial Union. Honorees include Brock Spack, George Karlaftis, Rapheal Davis, and local high school scholar-athletes. McCutcheon's Jason Horn and South Newton's Eric Watt will be inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame as well. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-nff-honors-brunch-registration

05/17/2026

12/15/2025

A 10-2 Wyoming team was left without a bowl bid in 1996. Coach Joe Tiller headed to the Big Ten, where Purdue became a constant bowl team under him. See link below ⬇️ bit.ly/3MBYKUY

12/01/2025

The wife of former Purdue football coach Joe Tiller donated items to auction off, including a 2001 Rose Bowl ring. See link below ⬇️ bit.ly/3XviSKu

11/29/2025

THE JOE TILLER 2001 ROSE BOWL RING IS NOW READY FOR YOUR BIDS!

Thanks to the generosity of Arnette Tiller, you can be the next owner of Joe Tiller’s Rose Bowl Ring! Arnette has donated items to the NFF Tiller Chapter to auction for the purpose of raising funds for the Tiller Scholarship Endowment that is housed at the Community Foundation of Lafayette. The endowment, will fund the Tiller Chapter’s scholarship program deep into the future. This is your chance to own a RARE piece of Purdue history.

Joe Tiller’s original 2001 Rose Bowl Ring is a hefty 39.5 Gram, 10 Karat Gold piece of history decorated with intricate, colorful enamel and sprinkled with a mixture of both natural and imitation diamonds. For an added touch, the ring has “Joe Tiller” engraved on the inside of the ring. This evaluation was confirmed by gemologist Kristopher Kessler of Stall and Kessler’s Diamond Center in Lafayette.

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