LaVell Edwards to receive 2003 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award. (Top Story).Former Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. Head Coach LaVell Edwards has been selected as the 2003 recipient of the AFCA's Amos Alonzo Stagg Award The Amos Alonzo Stagg Award is presented annually by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) to the “individual, group or institution whose services have been outstanding in the advancement of the best interests of football. . The award, which honors those "whose services have been outstanding in the advancement of the best interests of football," will be presented to Edwards at the AFCA AFCA American Football Coaches Association AFCA Air Force Communications Agency AFCA Area Fuel Consumption Allocation AFCA Antique Fan Collectors Association AFCA American Fan Collectors Association AfCA African Counselling Association Awards Luncheon on January 7 during the 2003 AFCA Convention in New Orleans. "I'm extremely pleased and honored to receive this award," Edwards said. "To receive an award named after Amos Alonzo Stagg Amos Alonzo Stagg (August 16 1862 – March 17 1965) was a renowned American collegiate coach in multiple sports, primarily football, and an overall athletic pioneer. He was born in West Orange, New Jersey, and attended Phillips Exeter Academy. , a man who did so much for the game of football, is an honor." Edwards is the first coach with Brigham Young ties to receive the AFCA's most prestigious award. Edwards retired in 2000 after 29 seasons at BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding with a career record of 257-101-3 (.716) at the school. His teams won 20 conference titles, including a share of the 1999 Mountain West Conference crown and appeared in 22 bowl games. In 1984, he was named AFCA National Coach of the Year after BYU finished the season 13-0 and won the national championship. Along with the national honor, Edwards was a five-time winner of the AFCA's Regional Coach of the Year Award. He was a member of the Association's Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. from 1978-1987, serving as AFCA President in his final year on the Board. His 257 wins at BYU are the second-most in Division I-A by a coach at one school and the number ranks as the eighth-best single-school total in college football history. Only 12 coaches in the history of the game have won more games overall than Edwards. |
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