Paul "Bear" Bryant Award

Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
Awarded for	NCAA college football's national coach of the year
Country	United States
Presented by	National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
First awarded	1986
Currently held by	Dabo Swinney, Clemson
Official website	http://www.bryantawards.com/

The Paul "Bear" Bryant Award is an award that has been given annually since 1986 to NCAA college football's national coach of the year. The Award was named in honor of longtime Alabama coach Bear Bryant after he died of a heart attack in 1983. It is voted on by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, and proceeds from the awards ceremony benefit the American Heart Association. The College Football Coach of the Year Award began in 1957 and was renamed for Bryant in 1986. Bryant himself won the AFCA Coach of the Year award in 1961, 1971, and 1973.^[1]

According to the official website:^[2]

The Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coaching Awards is an exclusive event that honors a college football coach whose great accomplishments, both on and off the field, are legendary. The award recognizes the masters of coaching and allows them to take their deserved place in history beside other legends like Bear Bryant.

Unlike many college football head coaching awards, it is presented after each season's bowl games.

Winners

Year	Winner^[3]	School
1986	Paterno, JoeJoe Paterno	Penn State
1987	MacPherson, DickDick MacPherson	Syracuse
1988	Holtz, LouLou Holtz	Notre Dame
1989	McCartney, BillBill McCartney	Colorado
1990	Ross, BobbyBobby Ross	Georgia Tech
1991	James, DonDon James	Washington
1992	Stallings, GeneGene Stallings	Alabama
1993	Bowden, TerryTerry Bowden	Auburn
1994	Brooks, RichRich Brooks	Oregon
1995	Barnett, GaryGary Barnett	Northwestern
1996	Snyder, BruceBruce Snyder	Arizona State
1997	Carr, LloydLloyd Carr	Michigan
1998	Snyder, BillBill Snyder	Kansas State
1999	Beamer, FrankFrank Beamer	Virginia Tech
2000	Stoops, BobBob Stoops	Oklahoma
2001	Coker, LarryLarry Coker	Miami (FL)
2002	Tressel, JimJim Tressel	Ohio State
2003	Saban, NickNick Saban	LSU
2004	Tuberville, TommyTommy Tuberville	Auburn
2005	Brown, MackMack Brown	Texas
2006	Petersen, ChrisChris Petersen	Boise State
2007	Mangino, MarkMark Mangino	Kansas
2008	Whittingham, KyleKyle Whittingham	Utah
2009	Petersen, ChrisChris Petersen	Boise State
2010	Chizik, GeneGene Chizik	Auburn
2011	Gundy, MikeMike Gundy	Oklahoma State
2012	O'Brien, BillBill O'Brien	Penn State
2013	Malzahn, GusGus Malzahn	Auburn
2014	Patterson, GaryGary Patterson	TCU
2015	Swinney, DaboDabo Swinney	Clemson

Winners by school

School	Awards held
Auburn	4
Boise State	2
Penn State	2
Alabama	1
Arizona State	1
Clemson	1
Colorado	1
Georgia Tech	1
Kansas	1
Kansas State	1
LSU	1
Miami	1
Michigan	1
Northwestern	1
Notre Dame	1
Ohio State	1
Oklahoma	1
Oklahoma State	1
Oregon	1
Syracuse	1
Texas	1
TCU	1
Utah	1
Virginia Tech	1
Washington	1

Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award winners

2000 – Darrell Royal
2001 – Charles McClendon
2002 – Bill Yeoman
2003 – Frank Broyles
2004 – Gene Stallings
2005 – Lou Holtz
2006 – Jack Pardee
2007 – Bo Schembechler
2008 – Tom Osborne
2009 – Barry Switzer
2010 – Vince Dooley
2011 – Bobby Bowden
2012 – Hayden Fry
2013 – LaVell Edwards
2014 – R. C. Slocum
2015 – Jimmy Johnson
2016 – Mack Brown

References

↑ Barra, Allen (2005). The Last Coach: The Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant. W.W. Norton & Company. p. 517.
↑ http://www.bryantawards.com/
↑ "Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coaching Awards". Retrieved December 12, 2012.

External links

Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coaching Awards

Paul "Bear" Bryant Award winners

1986: Paterno
1987: MacPherson
1988: Holtz
1989: McCartney
1990: Ross
1991: James
1992: Stallings
1993: Bowden
1994: Brooks
1995: Barnett
1996: Br. Snyder
1997: Carr
1998: Bi. Snyder
1999: Beamer
2000: Stoops
2001: Coker
2002: Tressel
2003: Saban
2004: Tuberville
2005: Brown
2006: Petersen
2007: Mangino
2008: Whittingham
2009: Petersen
2010: Chizik
2011: Gundy
2012: O'Brien
2013: Malzahn
2014: Patterson
2015: Swinney

College football awards

Overall trophies	Heisman Memorial Trophy (winners) (1935) Maxwell Award (1937) Walter Camp Award (1967)

Overall media awards	AP Player of the Year (1998) Sporting News Player of the Year (1942) Defunct: UPI Player of the Year

Positional awards	Bronko Nagurski Trophy (Defensive player) Chuck Bednarik Award (Defensive player) Dave Rimington Trophy (Center) Davey O'Brien Award (Quarterback) Dick Butkus Award (Linebacker) Doak Walker Award (Running back) Fred Biletnikoff Award (receiver) Jim Thorpe Award (Defensive back) John Mackey Award (Tight end) Lombardi Award (Lineman/linebacker) Lott Trophy (Defensive player) Lou Groza Award (Placekicker) Manning Award (Quarterback) Outland Trophy (Interior lineman) Ray Guy Award (Punter) Ted Hendricks Award (Defensive end) Jet Award (Return Specialist) Jacobs Blocking Trophy Joe Moore Award (Offensive Line) Holder of the Year (Holder)

Other national player awards	Archie Griffin Award (Best player) Bill Willis Trophy (Defensive lineman) Chic Harley Award (Best player) Jack Lambert Trophy (Linebacker) Jack Tatum Trophy (Defensive back) Jim Brown Trophy (Running back) Jim Parker Trophy (Offensive lineman) Johnny Unitas Award (Senior quarterback) Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy (Lineman) Paul Hornung Award (Most versatile) Paul Warfield Award (Wide receiver) Sammy Baugh Trophy (Passer) Walter Camp Memorial Trophy (Offensive back)

All-Americans	College Football All-America Team

Head coaching awards	AFCA Coach of the Year (1935) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1957) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1967) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1976) Woody Hayes Trophy (1977) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1986) George Munger Award (1989) Home Depot Coach of the Year (1994) AP Coach of the Year (1998) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2006) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Award (2009) Defunct: Joseph V. Paterno Award (2010)

Assistant coaching awards	Broyles Award (Assistant Coach of the Year) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year

Conference awards	ACC awards American awards Big 12 awards Big Ten awards (MVP) MAC awards Pac-12 awards SEC awards Defunct: Big East awards SWC awards

Division I FCS awards	Walter Payton Award (Div. I FCS offensive player) Buck Buchanan Award (Div. I FCS defensive player) Jerry Rice Award (Div. I FCS freshman) Eddie Robinson Award (Div. I FCS coach) Defunct: Mickey Charles Award (Div. I FCS student-athlete) STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS offensive player) STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year (Div. I FCS defensive player) STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year (Div. I FCS freshman) STATS FCS Coach of the Year (Div. I FCS coach)

Other divisions/associations	Harlon Hill Trophy (Div. II) Gagliardi Trophy (Div. III) Melberger Award (Div. III) Rawlings Award (NAIA)

Academic, inspirational, and versatility awards	Academic All-America of the Year (Student-athlete) Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award William V. Campbell Trophy (Student-athlete) Wuerffel Trophy (Humanitarian-athlete) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award (Student-athlete) Burlsworth Trophy (Walk-on) Rudy Award (inspirational/motivational)

Service awards	Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Walter Camp Alumni of the Year Walter Camp Man of the Year National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award National Football Foundation Gold Medal Winners Theodore Roosevelt Award

Regional awards	All-Southern team Champ Pickens Trophy Conerly Trophy (Mississippi's best college football player) Dudley Award (Virginia's best college football player) Norris Cup Porter Cup Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Texas-related offensive player) Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award (New England sportsmanship)

Halls of fame	College Football Hall of Fame

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