Paul "Bear" Bryant Award

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college football coaching award sports award

The Paul "Bear" Bryant Award is an annual honor recognizing the top college football coach in the United States, named after legendary Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.

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Label	Occurrences
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award canonical	8
Paul Bear Bryant Award	4
Bear Bryant Award	1
Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award	1
Paul W. Bryant Award named in his honor	1

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Target entity: Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
Context triple: [Lloyd Carr, awardReceived, Paul "Bear" Bryant Award]

A. Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award
The Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award is a prestigious honor in American sports recognizing exceptional achievement and integrity in coaching.
B. Bart Starr Award
The Bart Starr Award is an annual NFL honor recognizing a player who exemplifies outstanding character, leadership, and service on and off the field, named after Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr.
C. Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award
The Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award is a prestigious annual honor in college football recognizing the nation’s top head coach, named after legendary Grambling State coach Eddie Robinson.
D. Lombardi Award
The Lombardi Award is a prestigious college football honor presented annually to the nation’s top lineman or linebacker who exemplifies outstanding performance, leadership, and character.
E. Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
The Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award is a prestigious annual college football honor recognizing the top head coach in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as selected by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
Target entity description: The Paul "Bear" Bryant Award is an annual honor recognizing the top college football coach in the United States, named after legendary Alabama coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.

A. Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award
The Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award is a prestigious honor in American sports recognizing exceptional achievement and integrity in coaching.
B. Bart Starr Award
The Bart Starr Award is an annual NFL honor recognizing a player who exemplifies outstanding character, leadership, and service on and off the field, named after Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr.
C. Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award
The Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award is a prestigious annual honor in college football recognizing the nation’s top head coach, named after legendary Grambling State coach Eddie Robinson.
D. Lombardi Award
The Lombardi Award is a prestigious college football honor presented annually to the nation’s top lineman or linebacker who exemplifies outstanding performance, leadership, and character.
E. Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award
The Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award is a prestigious annual college football honor recognizing the top head coach in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as selected by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college football coaching award ⓘ sports award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award ⓘ linked to: Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
associatedWithConference	all major college football conferences ⓘ
awardFor	top college football head coach in the United States ⓘ
basedOn	coaching performance during the entire season including bowl games ⓘ
category	Awards established in 1986 ⓘ College football coach of the year awards ⓘ
ceremonyMonth	January ⓘ
competitionScope	NCAA Division I FBS ⓘ linked to: Football Bowl Subdivision
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibility	NCAA Division I FBS head coaches ⓘ linked to: NCAA coaches
firstRecipient	LaVell Edwards ⓘ
firstRecipientYear	1986 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasComponent	Coach of the Year award ⓘ Lifetime Achievement Award ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://bryantawards.org/ ⓘ
honors	Paul "Bear" Bryant's legacy as a college football coach ⓘ
inception	1986 ⓘ
isMemorialTo	Paul "Bear" Bryant ⓘ linked to: Bear Bryant
locationOfCeremony	Houston, Texas ⓘ linked to: Houston
namedAfter	Paul "Bear" Bryant ⓘ linked to: Bear Bryant
notableMultipleTimeWinner	Chris Petersen ⓘ Gary Patterson ⓘ Nick Saban ⓘ
organizer	American Heart Association Houston Division ⓘ
presentedBy	American Heart Association ⓘ
purpose	raise funds and awareness for heart disease and stroke research ⓘ recognize excellence in college football coaching ⓘ
selectionMethod	voting by the National Sports Media Association ⓘ
sport	American football ⓘ

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