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{{Infobox award
| name           = Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award
| current_awards = 
| image          = 
| imagesize      = 
| caption        = 
| description    = [[College football]]'s top head coach who has excelled on the football field while demonstrating perseverance, attitude, integrity, and determination
| presenter      = Over the Mountain Touchdown club of [[Birmingham, Alabama]]<br>Alabama Sports Foundation
| country        = [[United States]]
| location       = 
| year           = 2009
| holder         = [[Nick Saban]]
| website        = http://www.otmtouchdown.com/bowden-award.php
}}
The '''Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award''' is a [[college football]] award given annually to the nation's best [[head coach]]. Established in 2009, [[Nick Saban]] was the award's first recipient. The trophy commemorates former [[Florida State Seminoles football]] coach [[Bobby Bowden]].

==Overview==
The Bobby Bowden National Collegiate Coach of the Year Award (the Bowden Award) is presented by the Over the Mountain Touchdown Club of Birmingham, Alabama<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.otmtouchdown.com/ |title=Over the Mountain Touchdown Club : Home |publisher=Otmtouchdown.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> and the Alabama Sports Foundation.<ref>[http://www.brunoeventteam.com/alabama-sports-foundation.php],</ref> The Bowden Award commemorates [[Bobby Bowden]] in recognition of his legendary coaching career and as a national symbol of recognition for the college football coach who has excelled on the football field while demonstrating perseverance, attitude, integrity, and determination, attributes that Bowden has exemplified throughout his coaching career and life.

==Recipients==
[[Nick Saban]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/saban_nick00.html |title=Nick Saban Profile - ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE - University of Alabama Official Athletic Site |publisher=Rolltide.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> was the inaugural winner of the Bowden Award.  Saban led the [[University of Alabama]] football team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/alab-m-footbl-body.html |title=ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE - University of Alabama Official Athletic Site |publisher=Rolltide.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> to the 2009 [[BCS National Championship]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcsfootball.org/ |title=BCS: News, highlights and insights into the Bowl Championship Series |publisher=Bcsfootball.org |date=2012-11-18 |accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> and [[AP National Championship Trophy|AP National Championship]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/external/onlinenews.ap.org/collegefootball_rankings/voters.php?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME |title=News from The Associated Press |publisher=Hosted.ap.org |date=2009-09-17 |accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> making him the only coach to win a national championship with two different schools since 1950 and one of two coaches to win a [[Southeastern Conference]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.secsports.com/default.aspx |title=Official Site of the Southeastern Conference |publisher=Secsports.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> football championship at two different schools.  Bowden presented the Bowden Award to Saban at a public ceremony on March 21, 2010 at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cahabagrand.com/ |title=Cahaba Grand Conference Center |publisher=Cahabagrand.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> in [[Birmingham, Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.informationbirmingham.com/ |title=The Official Website for the City of Birmingham, Alabama |publisher=Informationbirmingham.com |date=2010-05-06 |accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Name
! School
|-
| 2009
| [[Nick Saban]]
| [[University of Alabama]]
|-
| 2010
| [[Gene Chizik]]
| [[Auburn University]]
|-
| 2011
| [[Nick Saban]]
| [[University of Alabama]]
|-
| 2012
| [[Nick Saban]]
| [[University of Alabama]]
|}

==Future==
Beginning in 2011, the Bowden Award will be presented annually after [[National Signing Day]] and before the commencement of spring college football practice.

== References ==
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