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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Last Chance for Bobby Dodd Luncheon Tickets
March 02, 2004 | Football
Each year, the Bobby Dodd Foundation, based in Atlanta, Ga., selects a national coach of the year. So do a handful of other organizations. But the Dodd honor stands alone in that it holds its presentation ceremony at the site designated by the recipient and his school.
Oklahoma head football coach Bob Stoops will receive the Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year Award on Thursday, March 4, in Oklahoma City. The luncheon, which is open to the public, will be held at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum beginning at 12:15 p.m.
Tickets for the event are $25 each with tables of 10 available for $250. Tickets must be purchased in advance from the OU Athletics Ticket Office, located in the Asp Avenue Parking Facility, immediately west of Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Credit card orders will be accepted on the phone at 405/325-2424 or at 1-800-456-GoOU. Pickup can be made at the door.
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"Most of these events require our players or coaches to travel to another city to receive their honors," said OU Athletics Director Joe Castiglione. "This presentation is very unique in that it brings the celebration to the home of the recipient and to that program's fans. I am sure that many of our Sooner faithful will want to share in this special tribute to Coach Stoops."
The award was established in 1976 to honor the Division I college football coach whose program represents quality on and off the field. The Bobby Dodd Award honors the coach of a team enjoying a successful season while stressing the importance of academic excellence and sense of duty to return something to the community, as Coach Dodd did during his 22 seasons at Georgia Tech.
Bobby Dodd Foundation | Past Winners | Coach Bobby Dodd
Previous winners of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award include University of Georgia head football coach, Vince Dooley, in 1976; University of Michigan coach, Bo Schembechler, in 1977; Penn State coach, Joe Paterno, in 1981; University of Alabama coach, Bill Curry, in 1989; Grambling State University coach, Eddie Robinson, in 1992; and Maryland coach, Ralph Friedgen, in 2001.
Stoops led Oklahoma to a 12-2 record and an appearance in the Nokia Sugar Bowl, site for last season's BCS National Championship game. His team obliterated several school and NCAA records and was the nation's top-ranked team for 15 weeks, also a record-tying feat. He is the first Oklahoma coach to win the Dodd Award.
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