AP NFL Coach of the Year

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The AP NFL Coach of the Year is an annual Associated Press award recognizing the most outstanding head coach in the National Football League each season.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Football League award
annual award
sports award
awardCategory coaching
awardedFor most outstanding head coach in the NFL
competitionLevel professional
country United States of America
surface form: United States
domain American football coaching
eligibleRecipients NFL head coaches
field sports journalism
firstAwardedSeason 1957 NFL season
firstWinner George Wilson
firstWinnerTeam Detroit Lions
frequency annual
governingBody Associated Press
surface form: Associated Press Sports Editors
hasAwardType individual award
hasEquivalentIn NFL Defensive Player of the Year
surface form: AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
surface form: AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award

NFL Most Valuable Player Award
surface form: AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award

NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
surface form: AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year
surface form: AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award
hasGenderRestriction no
inception 1957
isAmong most prestigious NFL coaching awards
languageOfName English
league National Football League
notableMultipleWinner Allie Sherman
Andy Reid
Bill Belichick
Bruce Arians
Chuck Knox
Dan Reeves
Don Shula
George Allen
Joe Gibbs
Marty Schottenheimer
Mike Ditka
Ron Rivera
Sean Payton
organizationType media-voted award
partOf AP NFL awards
presentedBy Associated Press
recognizesPerformanceIn regular season
selectionMethod Associated Press panel vote
shortName AP Coach of the Year
sport American football
typicalAnnouncementTime end of NFL regular season or postseason
usedBy NFL historians
NFL Media
surface form: NFL media

sports statisticians

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this entity surface form: NFL Coach of the Year
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this entity surface form: Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year 2022
Daboll awardReceived AP NFL Coach of the Year
subject surface form: Brian Daboll
this entity surface form: Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year
Jimmy Johnson awardReceived AP NFL Coach of the Year
this entity surface form: AP NFL Coach of the Year Award
Pete Carroll awardReceived AP NFL Coach of the Year
Ron Rivera awardReceived AP NFL Coach of the Year
Ronald Eugene Rivera awardReceived AP NFL Coach of the Year
subject surface form: Ron Rivera
Sean Payton awardReceived AP NFL Coach of the Year
Dan Reeves awarded AP NFL Coach of the Year
NFL Defensive Player of the Year governingBody AP NFL Coach of the Year
this entity surface form: Associated Press NFL awards panel
PFWA Coach of the Year relatedAward AP NFL Coach of the Year
this entity surface form: Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Award