Free Way to Support Your Favorite College Football Team, Help a Coach Earn $70,000

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College football fans, eager to show their team spirit, often spend money on game-day tickets, souvenirs, and pricey jerseys. However, there's a free way to support your team that also benefits the community. From December 6, fans can cast a daily vote for the 2009 Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award at www.coachoftheyear.com. This prestigious award recognizes the college football coach who best exemplifies sportsmanship, integrity, and excellence on and off the field. By voting, fans can help determine the winner, who will receive $70,000 to donate to charities and scholarships.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award gives fans the ability to help determine the finalists and ultimate winner.
  • The award celebrates the college football coach who best exemplifies sportsmanship, integrity, responsibility, and excellence on and off the field.
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance has donated $680,000 in three years to support dozens of national and local charities and college scholarship funds on behalf of nine winning coaches.
  • Each winning coach receives $50,000 to donate to charities of their choice and a $20,000 grant to enhance student scholarships and activities.
  • Archie Manning, Chairman of the National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame, emphasizes the impact coaches have on their students and communities.
  • The award was created in 2006, in collaboration with the National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame.

Statistics:

  • The Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award has been presented for four years, with a total of $680,000 in donations to charities and scholarships.
  • Each winning coach receives a total of $70,000, consisting of $50,000 to donate to charities and a $20,000 grant for student scholarships.
  • Over the past three years, just nine coaches have won the award, with each one donating a total of $70,000 to charity and scholarships.

Sources:

  • [www.coachoftheyear.com]
  • [Entertainment Newsweekly, 2009]
  • [VerticalNews.com, Copyright 2009]
  • [National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame]