The National Football League Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by various news and sports organizations to the NFL head coach who has done the most outstanding job of working with the talent he has at his disposal. Currently, the most widely recognized award is presented by the Associated Press (AP). First presented in 1957, the AP award did not include American Football League teams. The Sporting News has given a pro football Coach of the Year award since 1947 and in 1949 gave its award to a non-NFL coach, Paul Brown of the AAFC's Cleveland Browns. In many years (1954, 1957–1960, 1962), TSN did not give an award; the awards it gave in the 1960s were to NFL coaches only, and since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, it has called the award the "NFL Coach of the Year." Other NFL Coach of the Year awards are presented by Pro Football Weekly-Pro Football Writers of America and the Maxwell Football Club.
The United Press International (UPI) NFL Coach of the Year award was first presented in 1955. From 1960 to 1969, before the AFL-NFL merger, an award was also given to the most outstanding coach from the AFL. When the leagues merged in 1970, separate awards were given to the best coaches from the AFC and NFC conferences. The UPI discontinued the awards after 1996.
AP NFL Coach of the Year[]
| Year | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bill Belichick (3) | New England Patriots |
| 2009 | Marvin Lewis | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2008 | Mike Smith | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2007 | Bill Belichick(2) | New England Patriots |
| 2006 | Sean Payton | New Orleans Saints |
| 2005 | Lovie Smith | Chicago Bears |
| 2004 | Marty Schottenheimer | San Diego Chargers |
| 2003 | Bill Belichick | New England Patriots |
| 2002 | Andy Reid | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2001 | Dick Jauron | Chicago Bears |
| 2000 | Jim Haslett | New Orleans Saints |
| 1999 | Dick Vermeil | St. Louis Rams |
| 1998 | Dan Reeves(2) | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1997 | Jim Fassel | New York Giants |
| 1996 | Dom Capers | Carolina Panthers |
| 1995 | Ray Rhodes | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1994 | Bill Parcells(2) | New England Patriots |
| 1993 | Dan Reeves | New York Giants |
| 1992 | Bill Cowher | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1991 | Wayne Fontes | Detroit Lions |
| 1990 | Jimmy Johnson | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1989 | Lindy Infante | Green Bay Packers |
| 1988 | Mike Ditka(2) | Chicago Bears |
| 1987 | Jim Mora | New Orleans Saints |
| 1986 | Bill Parcells | New York Giants |
| 1985 | Mike Ditka | Chicago Bears |
| 1984 | Chuck Knox(3) | Seattle Seahawks |
| 1983 | Joe Gibbs(2) | Washington Redskins |
| 1982 | Joe Gibbs | Washington Redskins |
| 1981 | Bill Walsh | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1980 | Chuck Knox (2) | Buffalo Bills |
| 1979 | Jack Pardee | Washington Redskins |
| 1978 | Jack Patera | Seattle Seahawks |
| 1977 | Red Miller | Denver Broncos |
| 1976 | Forrest Gregg | Cleveland Browns |
| 1975 | Ted Marchibroda | Baltimore Colts |
| 1974 | Don Coryell | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1973 | Chuck Knox | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1972 | Don Shula(4) | Miami Dolphins |
| 1971 | George Allen(2) | Washington Redskins |
| 1970 | Dick Nolan | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1969 | Bud Grant | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1968 | Don Shula(3) | Baltimore Colts |
| 1967 | George Allen Don Shula(2) (tie) |
Los Angeles Rams Baltimore Colts |
| 1966 | Tom Landry | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1965 | George Halas(2) | Chicago Bears |
| 1964 | Don Shula | Baltimore Colts |
| 1963 | George Halas | Chicago Bears |
| 1962 | Allie Sherman(2) | New York Giants |
| 1961 | Allie Sherman | New York Giants |
| 1960 | Buck Shaw | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1959 | Vince Lombardi | Green Bay Packers |
| 1958 | Weeb Ewbank | Baltimore Colts |
| 1957 | George Wilson | Detroit Lions |
Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year[]
Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year[]
Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of the Year[]
| Earle "Greasy" Neale Award | |
| Awarded for | Professional Coach of the Year |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Maxwell Football Club |
| Country | United States |
| First awarded | 1989 |
| Currently held by | Andy Reid |
| Official website | Earle "Greasy" Neale Award |
Created in 1989, the award is officially titled the Earle "Greasy" Neale Award for Professional Coach of the Year. The Maxwell Football Club is best known for the Maxwell Award for the College Player of the Year which the club has presented annually since 1937.
| Year | NFL Coach | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Andy Reid | Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 2009 | Sean Payton | New Orleans Saints | ||
| 2008 | Jeff Fisher | Tennessee Titans | ||
| 2007 | Bill Belichick | New England Patriots | ||
| 2006 | Sean Payton | New Orleans Saints | ||
| 2005 | Tony Dungy | Indianapolis Colts | ||
| 2004 | Marty Schottenheimer | San Diego Chargers | ||
| 2003 | Dick Vermeil | Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| 2002 | Andy Reid | Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 2001 | Dick Jauron | Chicago Bears | ||
| 2000 | Andy Reid | Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 1999 | Dick Vermeil | St. Louis Rams | ||
| 1998 | Dennis Green | Minnesota Vikings | ||
| 1997 | Tony Dungy | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| 1996 | Dom Capers | Carolina Panthers | ||
| 1995 | Ray Rhodes | Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 1994 | Bill Parcells | New England Patriots | ||
| 1993 | Dan Reeves | New York Giants | ||
| 1992 | Bobby Ross | San Diego Chargers | ||
| 1991 | Wayne Fontes | Detroit Lions | ||
| 1990 | Art Shell | Los Angeles Raiders | ||
| 1989 | Chuck Noll | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
Touchdown Club of Columbus NFL Coach of the Year[]
This award is officially called The Paul Brown Trophy.
Kansas City Committee of 101 AFC/NFC Coach of the Year Awards[]
- See: Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards#Coach of the Year Awards (NFC and AFC) (since 1969)
UPI NFL Coach of the Year[]
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