Neyland Award to be presented to Fulmer

Former University of Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer will be presented the Robert R. Neyland Award on Saturday.

The presentation will take place at The Foundry.

The event starts at 10 a.m.

The award, which is named after the legendary UT coach, is given annually to one of the top coaches in college football by the Knoxville Quarterback Club.

"Phillip Fulmer has a very distinguished record as Tennessee's football coach," said Jimmy Hyams, who is the chairman of the Neyland Award committee. "He finished 100 games over .500 in his career.

"I know that this award is meaningful for him considering the respect that he has for what General Neyland did at Tennessee."

Fulmer finished his UT tenure 21 games shy of Neyland's school-record 173 wins.

Fulmer complied a 152-52 record 1992-2008 as head coach at UT.

Neyland's record was 173-31-12.

Previous winners include former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, former Ohio State coach John Cooper, former UT coach Johnny Majors, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, former Alabama coach Bear Bryant, former Auburn coach Pat Dye and former Arkansas coach Frank Broyles.

© 2009, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.
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