Heart of a Champion Award Recipients
The American Heart Association’s Paul “Bear” Bryant Awards has named coaching legend Mark Dantonio the recipient of the 2023 Paul “Bear” Bryant Heart of a Champion Award, presented by St. Luke’s Health in Houston, Texas. Established in 2020, the Heart of a Champion Award recognizes an individual whose notable contributions and positive influence have helped define the ways we enjoy, watch and engage in sports, and whose life is exemplary of a champion through the display of characteristics for which Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant was known, including integrity, perseverance, determination, and grit.
- 2024 Olivia & Archie Manning
- 2023 Mark Dantonio
- 2022 David Shaw
- 2021 Sylvester Croom
- 2020 Lee Corso
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