Broyles Award

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. [Broyles has no authority over Arkansas women's athletics. The school has had a completely separate women's athletics department since 1971, before Broyles took over the men's department.] The award is presented in Little Rock, Arkansas at the Downtown Rotary Club.

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 finest former head coaches. The five finalists meet in Little Rock, Arkansas, where each are presented with a 1,000 dollar check, as well as a set of golf clubs and personalized golf bag. The award received 2,500 dollars, 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.

election 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:
*Frank Broyles

*Vince Dooley

*LaVell Edwards

*Don James

*Dick MacPherson

*Hayden Fry

*Grant Teaff----

Past winners

Note: The award year indicates the season it was earned.

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.broylesaward.com/ Official website]