Paul "Bear" Bryant Award

The Paul 'Bear' Bryant Award has been given out annually since 1957 to NCAA college football's coach of the year. It is voted on by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, and the awards dinner benefits the American Heart Association. The award is named after longtime Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.

Year	Winner	School
1957	Woody Hayes	Ohio State
1958	Paul Dietzel	LSU
1959	Ben Schwartzwalder	Syracuse
1960	Murray Warmath	Minnesota
1961	Darrell Royal	Texas
1962	John McKay	USC
1963	Darrell Royal	Texas
1964	Ara Parseghian	Notre Dame
1965	Duffy Daugherty	Michigan State
1966	Tom Cahill	Army
1967	John Pont	Indiana
1968	Woody Hayes	Ohio State
1969	Bo Schembechler	Michigan
1970	Alex Agase	Northwestern
1971	Bob Devaney	Nebraska
1972	John McKay	USC
1973	Johnny Majors	Pittsburgh
1974	Grant Teaff	Baylor
1975	Woody Hayes	Ohio State
1976	Johnny Majors	Pittsburgh
1977	Lou Holtz	Arkansas
1978	Joe Paterno	Penn State
1979	Earle Bruce	Ohio State
1980	Vince Dooley	Georgia
1981	Danny Ford	Clemson
1982	Joe Paterno	Penn State
1983	Howard Schnellenberger	Miami
1984	LaVell Edwards	BYU
1985	Fisher DeBerry	Air Force
1986	Joe Paterno	Penn State
1987	Dick MacPherson	Syracuse
1988	Lou Holtz	Notre Dame
1989	Bill McCartney	Colorado
1990	Bobby Ross	Georgia Tech
1991	Don James	Washington
1992	Gene Stallings	Alabama
1993	Terry Bowden	Auburn
1994	Rich Brooks	Oregon
1995	Gary Barnett	Northwestern
1996	Bruce Snyder	Arizona State
1997	Lloyd Carr	Michigan
1998	Bill Snyder	Kansas State
1999	Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech
2000	Bob Stoops	Oklahoma
2001	Larry Coker	Miami
2002	Jim Tressel	Ohio State
2003	Nick Saban	LSU
2004	Tommy Tuberville	Auburn
2005	Mack Brown	Texas
2006	Chris Petersen	Boise State University

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