Gene Chizik does a great job at Little Rock Touchdown Club Part 4
Published on Jun 7, 2012
The infamous 17-16 Auburn win over second-ranked Alabama, commonly known as “Punt Bama Punt”
I got to see Gene Chizik speak at the Little Rock Touchdown Club on Sept 30, 2013 and he did a great job. He probably took this speaking engagement because of his respect for the Broyles Award which he won in Little Rock in 2004. So many winners of that award have gone on to become head coaches and do great things. David Cutcliffe was the 2012 ACC Coach of the year and he won the award in 1998 the year Tennessee won the national title. Gus Malzahn won it when he was at Auburn in 2010 when the Tigers won the national title and now he is the head coach at Auburn. All the details are below about the Broyles Award winners!!!
Broyles Award
| Broyles Award | |
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| Awarded for | Award given to honor the best assistant coach in college football |
| Location | Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | 1,500 assistant coaches representing all 117 Division One college football programs |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Currently held by | Bob Diaco |
| Official website | http://www.broylesaward.com/ |
The Broyles Award is an annual award given to honor the best assistant coach in college football. First awarded in 1996, it was named after former University of Arkansas men’s athletic director Frank Broyles.[1] The award is presented in Little Rock, Arkansas at the Downtown Rotary Club.
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Award
Every year, 1,500 assistant coaches representing all 117 Division One college football programs vote on their peers in the world of college football, and the five Broyles Award finalists are chosen by the tally of these ballots. Each head coach can nominate one assistant coach from his staff. All nominations are reviewed by a selection committee composed of some of college football’s former head coaches. The five finalists meet in Little Rock, Arkansas, where each is presented with a 1,000 dollar check, as well as a set of golf clubs and personalized golf bag. The winner received 2,500 dollars, a watch, the Broyles Award Jacket custom-made by Tom James, as well as the trophy, valued at around 5,000 dollars.
Trophy
The Broyles Award Trophy, made out of solid bronze, depicts Broyles (kneeling) and longtime University of Arkansas assistant coach Wilson Matthews (standing), watching over a Razorback football game or practice. Matthews was the coach of Little Rock Central High School before joining Broyles on the Razorback’s staff.
Selection committee members
The selection committee for the Frank Broyles Award includes many respected coaches from around the nation. The list of current committee members is as follows:
Winners
Note: The award year indicates the season it was earned.
Notes and references
- Jump up ^ Broyles had no authority over Arkansas women’s athletics. The school had a completely separate women’s athletics department during Broyles’ tenure.
External links
Here are some more facts about the Broyles Award:
In the prestigious history of college football, there are few coaches whose efforts have forever impacted the game. Bear Bryant, Knute Rockne, Frank Leahy and Eddie Robinson have set the standard for victories and championships on the gridiron. However, when it comes to selecting, developing and producing great assistant coaches, the legacy of Frank Broyles stands alone.
Broyles Assistant Coaches who became head coaches have won:
- 15% of All Super Bowls
- 5 College National Championships
- More Than 40 Conference Titles
- Over 2,000 Victories
Interesting Stats
89 finalists honored, representing 48 universities
(73 actual coaches honored including multi-year finalists)
13 finalist classes include 5 assistants
4 finalist classes include 6 assistants-2000, 2001, 2004, 2005 (ties in voting)
From Broyles Award to Head Coach
30 of 73 Broyles Award finalists and winners through 2012 have gone on to become
head coaches, that’s 40% of all Broyles’ finalists and winners.
20 are still active head coaches
5 of those coaches have won National Head Coach of the Year Honors
4 won conference coach of the year honors in 2012: Will Muschamp-Florida, Charlie Strong-Louisvlle, Gary Anderson-Utah State, David Cutcliffe-Duke
3 finalists were selected as head coaches following the 2012 season: Kliff Kingsbury-Texas
Tech, Bryan Harsin-Arkansas State, Paul Petrino-Idaho
Broyles Award Winners & Finalists currently serving as Head Coaches
1 Gary Patterson TCU (National Head Coach of the Year 2011)
2 Chris Peterson Boise State (National Head Coach of the Year 2006 & 2009)
3 Will Muschamp Florida (SEC Co-Head Coach of the Year 2012)
4 Jimbo Fisher Florida State
5 Charlie Strong Louisville (Big East Head Coach of the Year 2012)
6 Mark Dantonio Michigan State (Head Coach of the Year 2010)
7 Gus Malzahn Auburn
8 Gary Anderson Utah State (WAC Head Coach of the Year 2012)
9 Dana Holgerson West Virginia
10 David Cutcliffe Duke (ACC Head Coach of the Year 2012)
11 Paul Chryst Pittsburgh
12 Dave Christenson Wyoming
13 Kevin Wilson Indiana
14 Jeff Quinn Buffalo
15 Garrick McGee UAB
16 Norm Chow Hawaii
17 Paul Petrino Idaho
18 Jim Svoboda Central Missouri
19 Bryan Harsin Arkansas State
20 Kliff Kingsbury Texas Tech
Other Winners & Finalists who became Head Coaches(Currently Non Active)
21 Gene Chizik Auburn, Iowa St (National Head Coach of the Year 2010)
22 Ralph Friedgen Maryland (ACC Coach of the Year 2010)
23 Mark Mangino Kansas (National Head Coach of the Year 2007)
24 Randy Shannon Miami
25 Chuck Long San Diego State
26 Keith Burns Tulsa
27 Norries Wilson Columbia
28 Stan Parrish Ball State
29 Shane Montgomery Miami of Ohio
30 Carl Torbush North Carolina
Broyles assistant coaches & their head coaching jobs:
- Joe Gibbs – Washington Redskins
- Hayden Fry – Iowa, SMU, North Texas
- Johnny Majors – Pittsburgh, Tennessee
- Barry Switzer – Oklahoma, Dallas Cowboys
- Jimmy Johnson – Miami, Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Oklahoma St,
- Jackie Sherrill – Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Mississippi St, Washington St
- Raymond Berry – New England Patriots
- Doug DIckey – Florida, Tennessee
- Pepper Rogers – UCLA, Georgia Tech, Kansas
- Hootie Ingram – Clemson
- Bo Rein – LSU, North Carolina State
- Jim Mackenzie – Oklahoma
- Jerry Claiborne – Maryland, Kentucky
- Jim Carlen – South Carolina, Texas Tech
- Pat Jones – Oklahoma State
- Bill Lewis – Georgia Tech, East Carolina, Wyoming
- Richard Williamson – Tampa Bay, Memphis State
- Richard Bell – South Carolina
- Bill Pace – Vanderbilt
- Charley Coffey – Virginia Tech
- Harold Horton – Central Arkansas
- Ken Turner – Henderson State
- Ken Stephens – Central Arkansas, Lamar
- Jesse Branch – Southwest Missouri St, Henderson State
- Fred Akers* – Texas, Purdue, Wyoming
- Ken Hatfield* – Arkansas, Clemson, Air Force, Rice
- Houston Nutt* – Mississippi, Arkansas, Boise St, Murray St
* Players under Broyles, not assistants
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