Fry honored by coaches
12:28 PM CDT on Wednesday, September 22, 2004
By RICK ALONZO / The Dallas Morning News
Hayden Fry, a Baylor alumnus who distinguished himself as coach at SMU, North Texas and Iowa, has been honored as the 2005 recipient of the American Football Coaches Association's Amos Alonzo Stagg Award. The award honors those "whose services have been outstanding in the advancement of the best interests of football."
Fry will be presented with the award at the ADT Awards Luncheon on Jan. 11, 2005, at the AFCA Convention in Louisville, Ky. Fry, who retired in 1998, finished with a career record of 232-178-10 in 37 seasons as a head coach. He was a member of the 2003 College Football Hall of Fame induction class.
"As a young guy growing up, Amos Alonzo Stagg was my hero," Fry said. "You saw the old film clips of him, Pop Warner, Knute Rockne and you wanted to emulate them. All that flashes through your mind when you find out you'll receive an award in his name. To me it's the highest honor a coach can receive. It's a tribute to outstanding coaches and players I worked with, a real tribute to those people."
Fry joins a list of previous honorees that includes Dana Bible, Eddie Robinson, Paul "Bear" Bryant and Joe Paterno.
