Paul "Bear" Bryant Award

The American Heart Association (AHA) Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards are an annual awards banquet that is hosted each year in January, in Houston, Texas, by the AHA.[1][2][3] There are two awards. One of them—the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award—has been given annually since 1986 to NCAA college football's national coach of the year.[4] The Award was named in honor of longtime Alabama coach Bear Bryant after he died of a heart attack in 1983.[1] It is voted on by the National Sports Media Association (formerly the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association)[5][6] and proceeds from the awards ceremony benefit the Houston chapter of the American Heart Association, which is the organizing sponsor—since 1986, at the request of the Bryant family[1]—and which obtains a "presenting sponsor" (currently Marathon Oil Corporation).[6][5][7] The College Football Coach of the Year Award began in 1957 and was renamed for Bryant in 1986.[1] Bryant himself won the AFCA Coach of the Year award in 1961, 1971, and 1973.[8][1]

Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
Given forNCAA college football's national coach of the year
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Heart Association
National Sports Media Association
History
First award1986
Most recentNick Saban, Alabama (2020)
Websitehttp://www.bryantawards.com/

According to the official website:[7]

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.

In 2000, the AHA began presenting a second award, the Paul "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award.[6]

Winners
Note: The year indicates the season for which the award was presented. The award is presented in January of the following year.[4]
YearWinner[9]School
1986Joe PaternoPenn State
1987Dick MacPhersonSyracuse
1988Lou HoltzNotre Dame
1989Bill McCartneyColorado
1990Bobby RossGeorgia Tech
1991Don JamesWashington
1992Gene StallingsAlabama
1993Terry BowdenAuburn
1994Rich BrooksOregon
1995Gary BarnettNorthwestern
1996Bruce SnyderArizona State
1997Lloyd CarrMichigan
1998Bill SnyderKansas State
1999Frank BeamerVirginia Tech
2000Bob StoopsOklahoma
2001Larry CokerMiami (FL)
2002Jim TresselOhio State
2003Nick SabanLSU
2004Tommy TubervilleAuburn
2005Mack BrownTexas
2006Chris PetersenBoise State
2007Mark ManginoKansas
2008Kyle WhittinghamUtah
2009Chris PetersenBoise State
2010Gene ChizikAuburn
2011Mike GundyOklahoma State
2012Bill O'BrienPenn State
2013Gus MalzahnAuburn
2014Gary PattersonTCU
2015Dabo SwinneyClemson
2016Dabo Swinney (2)Clemson
2017Scott FrostUCF[10]
2018Dabo Swinney (3)Clemson
2019Ed OrgeronLSU[11]
2020Nick Saban (2)Alabama

Lifetime Achievement Award winners
See footnote.[6]

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
2017 – Barry Alvarez
2018 – Steve Spurrier
2019 – Frank Beamer
2020 – Bill Snyder
2021 – Howard Schnellenberger

See also

References
  1. "The Final Title of the Season: The Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards". American Heart Association – Houston Office website. American Heart Association, Inc. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  2. "Win a Trip to the Bear Bryant Awards". American Heart Association – Houston Office website. American Heart Association, Inc. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Toyota proudly supports the American Heart Association's 2017 Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards. In addition to a Toyota Trophy Tour, ....
  3. For a list of American Heart Association offices, by state, go to: "Localization By State / City". American Heart Association official website. American Heart Association, Inc. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  4. "Coach of the Year Award". American Heart Association – Houston Office website. American Heart Association, Inc. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  5. Bear Bryant Awards. National Sports Media Association website. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
  6. "Lifetime Achievement Award". American Heart Association – Houston Office website. American Heart Association, Inc. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  7. "2017 Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards". American Heart Association – Houston Office website. American Heart Association, Inc. December 14, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  8. Barra, Allen (2005). The Last Coach: The Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant. W.W. Norton & Company. p. 517.
  9. "Paul "Bear" Bryant College Football Coaching Awards". Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  10. Koch, Joshua (January 10, 2018). "Scott Frost wins Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of Year Award". Miami Sun Herald. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  11. Khan, Jr., Sam (January 16, 2020). "LSU's Ed Orgeron adds Bear Bryant coach of year award to accolades". espn.com. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
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