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Be Part of the Lumberjack Legacy: Support The SFA Men Football Student Athletes with The SFA FootbalL Collective

The SFA Football Collective is a part of Stephen F. Austin’s leading Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) collective.

Sean Doyle

While a student at SFA, Texas City native Sean Doyle was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity SFASU Nu-Xi Chapter, serving as Philanthropy Chair, Historical Officer, and Interfraternity Council Chair. Following graduation in 2010, Doyle has continued to support SFASU activities. He has served on the SFASU Nu-Xi Alumni Board as an Advisory Member and as Chapter Advisor. He served as a Member of the SFASU President’s Executive Advisory Board and is currently a Member of the SFASU Houston Executive Roundtable. Doyle is a Life Member of the SFASU Alumni Association as well.

Sean Doyle

While a student at SFA, Texas City native Sean Doyle was a member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity SFASU Nu-Xi Chapter, serving as Philanthropy Chair, Historical Officer, and Interfraternity Council Chair. Following graduation in 2010, Doyle has continued to support SFASU activities. He has served on the SFASU Nu-Xi Alumni Board as an Advisory Member and as Chapter Advisor. He served as a Member of the SFASU President’s Executive Advisory Board and is currently a Member of the SFASU Houston Executive Roundtable. Doyle is a Life Member of the SFASU Alumni Association as well.

Doyle graduated with a major in communications and a minor in sports marketing. Following graduation, he briefly was employed with South Land Title as a business development representative and then the University of Houston Alumni Association as Assistant Director of Sales and Sponsorship before finding his true calling with Texas First Bank. Doyle has been employed with Texas First since 2011, where he has risen to the position of Senior Vice President and Sales Manager.

Doyle believes in supporting his community and has volunteered his services to the Galveston County Food Bank, the Texas City-La Marque Jaycees, and the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Clear Creek Education Foundation and the Special Olympics East Region Advisory Board.

Doyle and wife Megan reside in League City, Texas, with their children Emma and Kasen and are members of St. Mary of the Expectation Catholic Church.

Melvin White

Mr. White was born in Beaumont Texas and graduated from Hebert High School in 1982. He attended Stephen F. Austin State University on a football scholarship. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin in 1986 with a BA in Management. He worked 12 years for a defense contractor, Tracor Inc. in Austin Texas. He ended his career with Tracor as a Budget supervisor. In 1998 he launched his entrepreneurial career by forming MRSW Management, LLC.

Mr. White founded a 501c3 Digital Workforce Academy in 1999 to help address high unemployment in urban communities in East Austin.

Melvin White

Mr. White was born in Beaumont Texas and graduated from Hebert High School in 1982. He attended Stephen F. Austin State University on a football scholarship. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin in 1986 with a BA in Management. He worked 12 years for a defense contractor, Tracor Inc. in Austin Texas. He ended his career with Tracor as a Budget supervisor. In 1998 he launched his entrepreneurial career by forming MRSW Management, LLC.

Mr. White founded a 501c3 Digital Workforce Academy in 1999 to help address high unemployment in urban communities in East Austin.

In 2007, Mr. White founded the Golden Triangle Empowerment Center in Port Arthur Texas to provide training for underserved populations throughout the Golden Triangle region to meet the workforce shortage in construction crafts in the petrochemical industry.

He also created a Community Development Corporation and developed commercial real estate and affordable housing as a part of a revitalization effort in downtown Port Arthur.

Mr. White also founded Golden Triangle Business Incubator in 2007 to advise small and startup businesses on how to begin the process of registering their business, writing business plans, securing financing, and marketing their business. It also provides back office support to small companies not able to afford support services.

In 2009 Mr. White launched an international training effort in West Africa to help develop the native local workforce to support the country’s telecommunication infrastructure projects and Oil and Gas exploration.

Boards/Affiliations/Accomplishments:

Stephen F. Austin State University Football 4 Year Letterman

Stephen F. Austin State University Football Hall of Fame

Junior Achievement Advisory Board

Stephen F. Austin State University Alumni Association Board Member

Chairman of the Board of Regents at Stephen F. Austin State University 2010

Texas Association of Historically Underutilized Businesses (Charter Member)

Pflugerville Education Foundation (Charter Member)

Beta Gamma Sigma Business Fraternity member

Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2009

City of Austin Community Technology & Telecommunication Commissioner

Mt. Olive Baptist Church Usher

Mt. Olive Brotherhood member

He and his wife Djuana have been married for 37 years and have 2 daughters and one granddaughter.

Jim Morgan

Jim Morgan is a 1998 graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University earning a Bachelor of Science in environmental science from the College of Forestry. Jim has worked in the timber industry, oil and gas arena, and now sells equipment for the construction industry as the director of sales for LayMor based in Longview, Texas.

Jim is a native East Texan and now lives in Georgetown, Texas with his wife, Ashley, who is also an SFA alumnus. They are members of Saint Richards Episcopal Church in Round Rock and are avid supporters of Brookwood in Georgetown, where adults with special needs contribute to the world.

Jim Morgan

Jim Morgan is a 1998 graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University earning a Bachelor of Science in environmental science from the College of Forestry. Jim has worked in the timber industry, oil and gas arena, and now sells equipment for the construction industry as the director of sales for LayMor based in Longview, Texas.

Jim is a native East Texan and now lives in Georgetown, Texas with his wife, Ashley, who is also an SFA alumnus. They are members of Saint Richards Episcopal Church in Round Rock and are avid supporters of Brookwood in Georgetown, where adults with special needs contribute to the world.

As lifetime alumni members, Jim and Ashley are honored to sponsor the SFA Alumni Ballpark Days, the Bob Sitton Classic, and SFA Freshman Orientation. They enjoy supporting SFA football, basketball, volleyball, and golf teams. They also recently began two SFA scholarships including a scholarship for students from East Texas and are currently raising funds for the Avery Alderman Rhodes Memorial Scholarship.

Jim and Ashley are proud to be part of the Nacogdoches community as the owner of a 100+ year old Airbnb property.

When Jim is not supporting his alma mater and attending Lumberjack athletics, he enjoys golf, hunting, fishing, travel, spending time with his family, and wine tasting.

Matt Rocco

Matt Rocco is board chairman and co-founder of the Sawmill 6th Man NIL Collective. Matt is also the President and CEO of Etech Global Services. Etech is a multinational business process outsourcing company with over 4,000 employees across office in Texas, Florida, Jamaica, and India. Matt was one of the founders of Etech that started the company with a couple hundred employees in one center in Nacogdoches, Texas in 2003. Nacogdoches remains the headquarter location of Etech.

Matt grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He played college basketball at Dickinson where he lettered 4 years serving as the captain his senior season. He also helped lead the Dickinson Red Devils to 2 NCAA D3 tournaments in his 4 years there. When Matt, his wife April and 5 children

Matt Rocco

Matt Rocco is board chairman and co-founder of the Sawmill 6th Man NIL Collective. Matt is also the President and CEO of Etech Global Services. Etech is a multinational business process outsourcing company with over 4,000 employees across office in Texas, Florida, Jamaica, and India. Matt was one of the founders of Etech that started the company with a couple hundred employees in one center in Nacogdoches, Texas in 2003. Nacogdoches remains the headquarter location of Etech.

Matt grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He played college basketball at Dickinson where he lettered 4 years serving as the captain his senior season. He also helped lead the Dickinson Red Devils to 2 NCAA D3 tournaments in his 4 years there. When Matt, his wife April and 5 children relocated to Nacogdoches in 2000 for a business opportunity, the whole family immediately became fans of the SFA Men’s Basketball team under the direction of Coach Danny Kaspar. Matt and Danny remain good friends to this day.

Matt choose to get involved with helping to start a NIL collective for SFA because he strongly believes that the competitive landscape for recruiting top talent has changed significantly with the introduction of the NIL program. For SFA to be able to attract top basketball players, there must be viable and sustainable NIL support. He also excited about the opportunity for these student-athletes to get involved with many of the non-profits in Nacogdoches County through the NIL Sawmill 6th Man. It is a win for the student-athletes, the university and the community.

Matt can be reached at matt.rocco@etechgs.com. He encourages anyone who wants to get involved or learn more to contact him directly.

Larry Centers

Larry Centers played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played mostly the Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals (1990–1998). He also played for the Washington Redskins (1999–2000), the Buffalo Bills (2001–2002), and finally was a member of the New England Patriots. After graduating from Tatum (Tx) High school, Centers went on to play college football for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. He led the Lumberjacks in receptions, rushing yards and yards from scrimmage during his junior and senior years. He was a two-time all-Southland Conference pick and set a school record for rushing yards in his senior season. In 1989, with Centers as their starting running back, the Lumberjacks advanced to the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game where they lost by a field goal to the Georgia Southern Eagles. In 1989, he was a 5th round pick of the Phoenix Cardinals.

Larry Centers

Larry Centers played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He played mostly the Phoenix / Arizona Cardinals (1990–1998). He also played for the Washington Redskins (1999–2000), the Buffalo Bills (2001–2002), and finally was a member of the New England Patriots. After graduating from Tatum (Tx) High school, Centers went on to play college football for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. He led the Lumberjacks in receptions, rushing yards and yards from scrimmage during his junior and senior years. He was a two-time all-Southland Conference pick and set a school record for rushing yards in his senior season. In 1989, with Centers as their starting running back, the Lumberjacks advanced to the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game where they lost by a field goal to the Georgia Southern Eagles. In 1989, he was a 5th round pick of the Phoenix Cardinals.

Centers was one of the most prolific pass catching running backs in NFL history, topping 100 receptions in 1995 and 1996. He owns the NFL record for most passes caught by a running back during a career. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1995, 1996, and 2001. Centers' 827 receptions are currently the most by any running back. Since 2004, Centers has been CEO of the Larry Centers Group in Dallas, Texas.

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