John Cooper's head football coaching career spanned across more than three decades and three universities, landing him in the Iowa State Athletics, Rose Bowl and College Football Halls of Fame. His latest honor, though, could trump them all.
Cooper, the former Tulsa, Arizona State and Ohio State football coach, was named the recipient of the 2016 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award Wednesday by the American Football Coaches Association, per a press release from the organization. The honor is bestowed upon individuals or groups "whose services have been outstanding in the advancement of the best interests in football," as deemed by the AFCA.