NFL Coach of the Year Award

The National Football League (NFL) Coach of the Year Award is presented by the Associated Press to the NFL head coach who has done the most outstanding job of working with the talent he has it his disposal.

NOTES: Bold entries denote coaches who went on to become members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; Year fields link to the NFL season in review page, winner's names link to the player's page and team name links to the official roster for the year in which the player won the NFL Coach of the Year Award.

"I think what coaching is all about, is taking players and analyzing there ability, put them in a position where they can excel within the framework of the team winning. And I hope that I've done that in my 33 years as a head coach." - Don Shula (Don Shula's Enshrinement Speech Transcript, Pro Football Hall of Fame, 07/26/1997)

NFL Coach of the Year Award Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Award on Football Almanac
Year	Winner^(Quantity)	Team / Roster^{(Franchise Quantity)}
1957	George Wilson⁽¹⁾	1957 Detroit Lions⁽¹⁾
1958	Weeb Ewbank⁽¹⁾	1958 Baltimore Colts⁽¹⁾
1959	Vince Lombardi⁽¹⁾	1959 Green Bay Packers⁽¹⁾
1960	Buck Shaw⁽¹⁾	1960 Philadelphia Eagles⁽¹⁾
1961	Allie Sherman⁽¹⁾	1961 New York Giants⁽¹⁾
1962	Allie Sherman⁽²⁾	1962 New York Giants⁽²⁾
1963	George Halas⁽¹⁾	1963 Chicago Bears⁽¹⁾
1964	Don Shula⁽¹⁾	1964 Baltimore Colts⁽²⁾
1965	George Halas⁽²⁾	1965 Chicago Bears⁽²⁾
1966	Tom Landry⁽¹⁾	1966 Dallas Cowboys⁽¹⁾
1967	George Allen⁽¹⁾	1967 Los Angeles Rams⁽¹⁾
1967	Don Shula⁽²⁾	1967 Baltimore Colts⁽³⁾
1968	Don Shula⁽³⁾	1968 Baltimore Colts⁽⁴⁾
1969	Bud Grant⁽¹⁾	1969 Minnesota Vikings⁽¹⁾
1970	Dick Nolan⁽¹⁾	1970 San Francisco 49ers⁽¹⁾
1971	George Allen⁽²⁾	1971 Washington Redskins⁽¹⁾
1972	Don Shula⁽⁴⁾	1972 Miami Dolphins⁽¹⁾
1973	Chuck Knox⁽¹⁾	1973 Los Angeles Rams⁽²⁾
1974	Don Coryell⁽¹⁾	1974 St. Louis Cardinals⁽²⁾
1975	Ted Marchibroda⁽¹⁾	1975 Baltimore Colts⁽⁵⁾
1976	Forrest Gregg⁽¹⁾	1976 Cleveland Browns⁽¹⁾
1977	Red Miller⁽¹⁾	1977 Denver Broncos⁽¹⁾
1978	Jack Patera⁽¹⁾	1978 Seattle Seahawks⁽¹⁾
1979	Jack Pardee⁽¹⁾	1979 Washington Redskins⁽²⁾
1980	Chuck Knox⁽²⁾	1980 Buffalo Bills⁽¹⁾
1981	Bill Walsh⁽¹⁾	1981 San Francisco 49ers⁽²⁾
1982	Joe Gibbs⁽¹⁾	1982 Washington Redskins⁽³⁾
1983	Joe Gibbs⁽²⁾	1983 Washington Redskins⁽⁴⁾
1984	Chuck Knox⁽³⁾	1984 Seattle Seahawks⁽²⁾
1985	Mike Ditka⁽¹⁾	1985 Chicago Bears⁽²⁾
1986	Bill Parcells⁽¹⁾	1986 New York Giants⁽³⁾
1987	Jim Mora⁽¹⁾	1987 New Orleans Saints⁽¹⁾
1988	Mike Ditka⁽²⁾	1988 Chicago Bears⁽³⁾
1989	Lindy Infante⁽¹⁾	1989 Green Bay Packers⁽²⁾
1990	Jimmy Johnson⁽¹⁾	1990 Dallas Cowboys⁽²⁾
1991	Wayne Fontes⁽¹⁾	1991 Detroit Lions⁽²⁾
1992	Bill Cowher⁽¹⁾	1992 Pittsburgh Steelers⁽¹⁾
1993	Dan Reeves⁽¹⁾	1993 New York Giants⁽⁴⁾
1994	Bill Parcells⁽²⁾	1994 New England Patriots⁽¹⁾
1995	Ray Rhodes⁽¹⁾	1995 Philadelphia Eagles⁽²⁾
1996	Dom Capers⁽¹⁾	1996 Carolina Panthers⁽¹⁾
1997	Jim Fassel⁽¹⁾	1997 New York Giants⁽⁵⁾
1998	Dan Reeves⁽²⁾	1998 Atlanta Falcons⁽¹⁾
1999	Dick Vermeil⁽¹⁾	1999 St. Louis Rams⁽¹⁾
2000	Jim Haslett⁽¹⁾	2000 New Orleans Saints⁽²⁾
2001	Dick Jauron⁽¹⁾	2001 Chicago Bears⁽⁴⁾
2002	Andy Reid⁽¹⁾	2002 Philadelphia Eagles⁽³⁾
2003	Bill Belichick⁽¹⁾	2003 New England Patriots⁽²⁾
2004	Marty Schottenheimer⁽¹⁾	2004 San Diego Chargers⁽²⁾
2005	Lovie Smith⁽¹⁾	2005 Chicago Bears⁽⁵⁾
2006	Sean Payton⁽¹⁾	2006 New Orleans Saints⁽³⁾
2007	Bill Belichick⁽²⁾	2007 New England Patriots⁽³⁾
2008	Mike Smith⁽¹⁾	2008 Atlanta Falcons⁽²⁾
2009	Marvin Lewis⁽¹⁾	2009 Cincinnati Bengals⁽¹⁾
2010	Not Yet Announced^(01-2011)	--
Year	Winner^(Quantity)	Team / Roster^{(Franchise Quantity)}
NFL Coach of the Year Award on Football Almanac

Did you know that on the chart above, if the name is a link, they NFL Coach of the Year recipient was a former player in the National Football League (those without links did not play in the NFL)?

A breakdown of other official NFL Coach of the Year awards: The UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1955-1997), the Earle "Greasy" Neale Award (1989-Today), the Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year (1947-2006), and the Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year (1968-Today).

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