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Thanks to Richard Burnett for the great video below

Atlantic Coast High School's Stingray Football Coach Kevin Sullivan has been named a nominee for the inaugural Don Shula NFL Coach of the Year Award. Coach Sullivan was nominated by the Jacksonville Jaguars for this very prestigious award. Only 28 Coaches from across America have been honored as nominee's. Atlantic Coast High School is blessed to have such a talent coaching and mentoring our young men.
Congratulations Coach!

Read The Jacksonville Jaguars Article on Why They Chose Coach Sullivan


Below is the official Press Release sent out regarding this announcement.


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     Contact: Clare Graff, NFL

NFL                          1/18/11                                                        212/450-2435/clare.graff@nfl.com    

NOMINEES NAMED FOR INAUGURAL

DON SHULA NFL COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD

 

WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED DURING SUPER BOWL WEEK

 

Twenty-eight football coaches from across the country have been named as nominees for the inaugural Don Shula NFL Coach of the Year Award.

This new award was created to honor exemplary football coaches at all levels of the sport that display the integrity, achievement, and leadership demonstrated by the winningest coach in NFL history, Don Shula.

The coaches were nominated by NFL teams and by USA Football, the sport’s national governing body on youth and amateur levels. Nominees are active football coaches at NFL, college, high school and youth levels. They were chosen for their character and integrity, inspirational leadership, commitment to the community, and on-field success.

The Don Shula NFL Coach of the Year Award selection panel is comprised of Coach Shula; NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL; former Indianapolis Colts Coach and current NBC analyst TONY DUNGY; Former Raiders Coach and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame JOHN MADDEN; General RAYMOND ODIERNO, Commander, United States Joint Forces Command; SAM PALMISANO, Chairman, CEO and President of IBM; Former Secretary of State, Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution and faculty member at the Stanford Graduate School of Business CONDOLEEZA RICE; and AARON THOMAS, Athletic Director at Aplington-Parkersburg High School and son of the school’s late football coach Ed Thomas.

"I am honored that the NFL has put this award in my name. I think it is great that we are recognizing coaches from all levels—high school, collegiate and professional,” said Shula. “Congratulations to all of the nominees, and I look forward to presenting the first annual award at this year's Super Bowl in North Texas."

The national Shula Award winner will receive $25,000 and be invited to the Super Bowl, where he will be recognized at a press conference.

2010 DON SHULA NFL COACH OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

 

NOMINATED BY                       NOMINEE                        LEVEL           TEAM

                                                                                       Atlanta Falcons                         Ron Gartell                 High School          Stephenson High School Stone Mountain, GA

                                                                                    Baltimore Ravens                    John Harbaugh                     NFL                  Baltimore Ravens

                                                                                        Buffalo Bills                            Tom Goddard               High School          Clarence High School Clarence, NY 

                                                                                   Carolina Panthers                         Mike Ayers                     College               Wofford College  Spartanburg, SC

                                                                                    Chicago Bears                  Scott "Reggie" Medinger         Youth                   Cary Junior Trojans  McHenry, IL

                                                                                Cincinnati Bengals                         Dale Mueller                High School           Highlands High School   Fort Thomas, KY

                                                                                Cleveland Browns                              Todd Filtz                  High School           Maple Heights High School  Cleveland, OH

                                                                                 Denver Broncos                               Dave Logan                High School             J.K. Mullen High School  Denver, CO

                                                                                     Detroit Lions                             John Herrington             High School   Farmington Hills Harrison High School  Farmington, MI

                                                                             Green Bay Packers                             Gerald Sinz                 High School                 Edgar High School  Edgar, WI

                                                                               Houston Texans                                   Ray Seals                 High School               Madison High School  Houston, TX

                                                                              Indianapolis Colts                              Rick Wimmer              High School                 Fishers High School Fishers, IN

                                                                            Jacksonville Jaguars                          Kevin Sullivan              High School        Atlantic Coast High School   Jacksonville, FL

                                                                              Kansas City Chiefs                            Mel Tjeerdsma                College       Northwest Missouri State University   Martville, MO

                                                                                Miami Dolphins                                  George Smith           High School   St. Thomas Aquinas High School  Ft. Lauderdale, FL

                                                                            Minnesota Vikings                                   Ron Stolski              High School              Brainerd High School  Brainerd, MN

                                                                      New England Patriots                                 Ian Cotterell                     Youth                Brookline-Jamaica Plain Patriots  Boston, MA

                                                                       New Orleans Saints                                   Sean Payton                      NFL                                New Orleans Saints

                                                                         New York Giants                                        Tom Coughlin                   NFL                                  New York Giants

                                                                          New York Jets                                  Clayton Kendrick-Holmes       College               SUNY Maritime Privateers  Bronx, NY

                                                                    Pittsburgh Steelers                                          Bob Jacoby                  High School           Bishop Canevin High School Pittsburgh, PA

                                                                       St. Louis Rams                                                    Cliff Ice                   High School            Webster Groves High School St. Louis, MO

                                                                 San Francisco 49ers                                              Ken Perelta              High School       Marin Catholic High School   Kentfield, CA

                                                                    Seattle Seahawks                                               Pete Carroll                        NFL                                   Seattle Seahawks

                                                              Tampa Bay Buccaneers                                        Raheem Morris                    NFL                              Tampa Bay Buccaneers

                                                                  Tennessee Titans                                             Mike Heimerdinger                NFL                                   Tennessee Titans

                                                             Washington Redskins                                       Mark Burke           High School             Model Secondary School for the Deaf Washington, DC

                                                                      USA Football                                                     Tom Sappington              Middle School         Hastings Middle School   Columbus, OH

It seems like a couple of weeks ago when the season started. A new school, new team mates and new coach on new fields. There was a buzz in the air as the summer practices evolved into 2 a days with pads. "The Start of Something Great" was the slogan for the Stingrays inaugural season... and the 2010 Atlantic Coast Stingrays certainly didn't disappoint. Fielding a team of all underclassmen with little previous Varsity experience seemed like quite a task, yet Coach Sullivan and his outstanding staff took what they had and turned the Stingrays into the first high school football team in Florida to have a winning inaugural season . The Rays went 6-4 overall and will be bringing back their entire starting group in the Spring (and Fall of 2011). Look for a promising 2nd year of excitement when the Bay opens back up for round 2 of...
The Start of Something Great!