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The NFL Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by various news and sports organizations to the National Football League (NFL) head coach who has done the most outstanding job of working with the talent he has at his disposal. Currently, the most widely recognized award is presented by the Associated Press (AP), although in the past several awards received press recognition.[1][2][3] First presented in 1957, the AP award also gave out an award to coaches of the American Football League (AFL) from 1961 to 1969. The Sporting News has given a pro football coach of the year award since 1947 and in 1949 gave its award to a non-NFL coach, Paul Brown of the All-America Football Conference's Cleveland Browns. Other NFL Coach of the Year awards are presented by Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America and the Maxwell Football Club. The United Press International (UPI) NFL Coach of the Year award was first presented in 1955. From 1960 to 1969, before the AFL–NFL merger, an award was also given to the most outstanding coach from the AFL. When the leagues merged in 1970, separate awards were given to the best coaches from the American Football Conference (AFC) and National Football Conference (NFC). The UPI discontinued the awards after 1996.
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| Bold | Denotes team won the Super Bowl/NFL Championship that season |
| Italic | Denotes first year head coach of that team |
| * | Denotes interim coach |
| † | Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a head coach |
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| Awarded for | Top head coach in the NFL |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Maxwell Football Club |
| History | |
| First award | 1989 |
| Most recent | Nick Sirianni |
The award, named after Earle "Greasy" Neale, was established in 1989 and is presented by the Maxwell Football Club to the top head coach in the NFL.
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This award is officially called the Paul Brown Trophy.
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- See: Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards#Coach of the Year Awards (NFC and AFC) (since 1969)
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| Bold | Denotes team won the Super Bowl/AFL Championship that season |
| Italic | Denotes first year head coach of that team |
| * | Denotes interim coach |
| † | Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a head coach or executive |
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| Season | Coach | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Wally Lemm* | Houston Oilers | 10–3–1 |
| 1962 | Jack Faulkner | Denver Broncos | 7–7 |
| 1963 | Al Davis† | Oakland Raiders | 10–4 |
| 1964 | Mike Holovak | Boston Patriots | 10–3–1 |
| 1965 | Lou Saban | Buffalo Bills | 10–3–1 |
| 1966 | Hank Stram† | Kansas City Chiefs | 11–2–1 |
| 1967 | John Rauch | Oakland Raiders | 13–1 |
| 1968 | Hank Stram† (2) | Kansas City Chiefs | 12–2 |
| 1969 | Paul Brown† | Cincinnati Bengals | 4–9–1 |
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