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Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award |
| description | College football's top head coach who has excelled on the football field while demonstrating perseverance, attitude, integrity, and determination |
| presenter | Over the Mountain Touchdown club of Birmingham, Alabama |
| Alabama Sports Foundation | |
| country | United States |
| year | 2009 |
| holder | Gus Malzahn |
| website |
Alabama Sports Foundation The Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award was a college football award given annually to the nation's best head coach. Established in 2009, Nick Saban was the award's first recipient. The trophy commemorates former Florida State Seminoles football coach Bobby Bowden.
Overview
The Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award (the Bowden Award) was presented by the Over the Mountain Touchdown Club of Birmingham, Alabama and the Alabama Sports Foundation. The Bowden Award commemorates Bobby Bowden in recognition of his legendary coaching career and as a national symbol of recognition for the college football coach who has excelled on the football field while demonstrating perseverance, attitude, integrity, and determination; attributes that Bowden has exemplified throughout his coaching career and life. The recipient was determined by voting members of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. The Bobby Bowden Lifetime Achievement Award was added as a companion award in 2011 with Coach Bowden being its very first recipient. The Awards were presented in March following National Signing Day and prior to the commencement of spring training. The Over the Mountain Touchdown Club and the award have been dormant since 2014.
Coach of the Year recipients
Nick Saban was the inaugural winner of the Bowden Award. Saban led the University of Alabama football team to the 2009 BCS National Championship and AP National Championship, making him the only coach to win a national championship with two different schools since 1950 and one of two coaches to win a Southeastern Conference football championship at two different schools. Bowden presented the Bowden Award to Saban at a public ceremony on March 21, 2010, at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center in Birmingham, Alabama.
Lifetime Achievement Award recipients
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Bobby Bowden |
| 2012 | Lee Corso |
| 2013 | Brent Musburger |
| 2014 | Vince Dooley |
References
References
- "Over the Mountain Touchdown Club : Home". Otmtouchdown.com.
- "Sports Event Management Based in Birmingham, AL".
- "Nick Saban Profile - ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE - University of Alabama Official Athletic Site". Rolltide.com.
- "ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE - University of Alabama Official Athletic Site". Rolltide.com.
- (2012-11-18). "BCS: News, highlights and insights into the Bowl Championship Series". Bcsfootball.org.
- (2009-09-17). "News from The Associated Press". Hosted.ap.org.
- "Official Site of the Southeastern Conference". Secsports.com.
- "Cahaba Grand Conference Center". Cahabagrand.com.
- (2010-05-06). "The Official Website for the City of Birmingham, Alabama". Informationbirmingham.com.
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