In 1996, the Broyles Award was established to recognize some of the most dedicated, hardest working people in America...the college football assistant coach. And, in the past eight years, the award has done just that.

Each year the five Broyles Award finalists are chosen from almost 1,500 assistant coaches representing 117 Division One college football programs. Each head coach can nominate one assistant coach from his staff. All nominations are reviewed by, and the five finalists chosen by, an enthusiastic selection committee comprised of 9 of college football's finest former head coaches.

1999 marked the beginning of a new award presented at the cermonies. The Lifetime Achievement Award has been given to former Texas A&M assistant coach Ray Dorr, San Diego State assistant coach Claude Gilbert, Penn State's Jerry Sandosky, and LSU's Charlie McClendon for their many contributions to the game of college football.

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 2000 Victories

Broyles assistant coaches & their Head coaching Jobs:

Joe Gibbs - Washington Redskins
Hayden Fry - Iowa, SMU, N. 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 St
Fred Akers* - Texas, Purdue, Wyoming
Ken Hatfield* - Arkansas, Clemson, Air Force, Rice
Houston Nutt* - Arkansas, Boise St, Murray St
*Players under Broyles, not assistants