Coach Gene Chizik Wins 2010 Coach of the Year at Marathon Oil Corporation Paul 'Bear' Bryant Awards
HOUSTON, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Heart Association and Marathon Oil Corporation proudly announce Coach Gene Chizik with Auburn University as the 2010 Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year.
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Selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, Chizik accepted the trophy during a live announcement at an awards dinner in Houston, which benefited the American Heart Association. The award honors excellence in coaching while raising funds to fight heart disease and stroke.
In just two seasons at Auburn University, Chizik guided the Tigers to the BCS National Championship Game, won an SEC title and was named Home Depot National Coach of the Year. Chizik guided Auburn to a 13-0 regular season record and a No. 1 ranking in the BCS standings, and Associated Press top 25 poll. The Tigers last second, 22-19 win over Oregon gave Auburn University its first national football title in 53 years.
Chizik will be recognized as the 25th winner of the annual "Coach of the Year" award. Previous winners include:
1986 – Joe Paterno, Penn State | 1998 – Bill Snyder, Kansas State | |
1987 – Dick MacPherson, Syracuse | 1999 – Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech | |
1988 – Lou Holtz , Notre Dame | 2000 – Bob Stoops, Oklahoma | |
1989 – Bill McCartney, Colorado | 2001 – Larry Coker, Miami | |
1990 – Bobby Ross, Georgia Tech | 2002 – Jim Tressel, Ohio State | |
1991 – Don James, Washington | 2003 – Nick Saban, Louisiana State | |
1992 – Gene Stallings, Alabama | 2004 – Tommy Tuberville, Auburn | |
1993 – Terry Bowden, Auburn | 2005 – Mack Brown, Texas | |
1994 – Rich Brooks, Oregon | 2006 – Chris Petersen, Boise State | |
1995 – Gary Barnett, Northwestern | 2007 – Mark Mangino, Kansas | |
1996 – Bruce Snyder, Arizona State | 2008 – Kyle Whittingham, Utah | |
1997 – Lloyd Carr, Michigan | 2009 – Chris Petersen, Boise State | |
Chizik competed against several of the nation's top football coaches for the award including Chris Ault, University of Nevada; Mark Dantonio, Michigan State; Chip Kelly, University of Oregon; Bobby Petrino, University of Arkansas; and, Mike Sherman, Texas A&M University.
Former Florida State University Coach Bobby Bowden received the Lifetime Achievement Award during the ceremony, which was presented by last year's winner, Vince Dooley.
The Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards honor excellence in coaching while raising funds to fight heart disease and stroke, the nation's No. 1 and No. 4 killers. Funds raised benefit research, community education and outreach programs for the American Heart Association. www.heart.org/bryantawards.
Marathon Oil Corporation is an integrated international energy company engaged in exploration and production; oil sands mining; integrated gas; and refining, marketing and transportation operations. Marathon, which is based in Houston, has principal operations in the United States, Angola, Canada, Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, Libya, Norway and the United Kingdom. Marathon is the fourth largest United States-based integrated oil company and the nation's fifth largest refiner. http://www.marathon.com.
SOURCE American Heart Association
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