POSTED: Tuesday October 27th 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Bryant College Football Coach of the Year Watch List Released

Bryant College Football Coach of the Year finalists will be announced later in December and attend an awards dinner in Houston on Jan. 14, 2010.

HOUSTON  – The Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards committee of the American Heart Association selected its Bryant Watch List for the 2009 College Football Coach of the Year. The selection committee consists of current and past event chairmen, Bryant family representatives, National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association representatives, college football sports analysts and former collegiate players and coaches.

Bryant College Football Coach of the Year finalists will be announced later in December and attend an awards dinner in Houston on Jan. 14, 2010. The winner will be announced live that evening. The winner of the Bryant College Football Coach of the Year is voted on by members of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and is the only college coaching award voted on after all bowl games are played.

January’s event will also recognize The University of Georgia’s legendary coach and athletic director, Vince Dooley as the Bryant Lifetime Achievement Recipient. This award recognizes excellence in coaching on and off the field during a career, allowing recipients to take their place in history alongside legends such as Bryant.

Bryant College Coach of the Year Watch List in alphabetical order by coach:

                        Robb Akey – University of Idaho

                        Mack Brown – University of Texas

                        Pete Carroll – University of Southern California

                        Kirk Ferentz – University of Iowa

                        Al Golden – Temple University

                        Mike Gundy – Oklahoma State University

                        Paul Johnson – Georgia Institute of Technology

                        Brian Kelly – University of Cincinnati

                        Chip Kelly – University of Oregon

                        Bronco Mendenhall – Brigham Young University

                        Urban Meyer – University of Florida

                        Les Miles – Louisiana State University

                        Joe Paterno – Penn State University

                        Gary Patterson – Texas Christian University

                        Chris Petersen – Boise State University

                        Nick Saban – University of Alabama

                        Randy Shannon – University of Miami

                        Bill Stewart – West Virginia University

                        Kevin Sumlin – University of Houston

                        Dave Wannstedt – University of Pittsburgh

The Bryant Awards honor excellence in coaching while raising funds to fight heart disease and stroke, the nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers. Bryant himself suffered a heart attack prior to his death in 1983. Funds raised benefit research, community education and outreach programs of the AHA.

For more information, or to purchase tickets or a table for the event, contact Kristin Rodriguez at 713-610-5026 or visit www.heart.org/bryantawards

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Keywords · American Heart Association · Paul Bryant · National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association · NSSA

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Name: Tiffany Travis
Organization: American Heart Association
Email:
Phone: +1(713) 610-5026
URL: http://www.heart.org/bryantawards

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