Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
- Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award is an annual College Football award given to the Division I-Bowl Subdivision head coach whose team excels on the field, in the classroom and in the community. The award was established in 1976 to honor the values that Coach Dodd exemplified. The recipients are chosen by a selection committee composed of college football experts.
Past winners
Only Joe Paterno with Penn State University has received the award twice, in 1981 and in 2005. Three schools have had two different coaches given the award: Michigan with Bo Schembechler in 1977 and Lloyd Carr in 2007; the Air Force Academy with Ken Hatfield in 1983 and Fisher DeBerry in 1985, and Georgia Tech with Bobby Ross in 1990 and George O'Leary in 2000.
External links
[http://www.bobbydoddfoundation.com Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation official website]
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