Sportexe Names 2006 Football Coach of the Year Winners

December 20th, 2006

ROUND ROCK, Texas. Dec. 20, 2006 - Sportexe® is proud to announce the winners of its North American Football Coach of the Year award for 2006. This year’s winners join past winners such as NFL’s John Fox, CFL’s Tom Higgins, NFL Europe’s Doug Graber and Arena’s Kevin Guy. As one of the global leaders in the synthetic turf system industry, Sportexe thoroughly reviewed candidates nationwide to find coaches from high school, collegiate and professional levels that demonstrate the same quality, integrity and performance that has become synonymous with the Sportexe brand.

Dedicated to providing proven, technology-rich synthetic field systems worldwide, Sportexe has developed a reputation for unsurpassed quality - from start to finish. Since its incorporation in 1989, Sportexe has been perfecting the finest details that go into making better, safer, and higher performing athletic surfaces.

This dedication to quality has led Sportexe to where is today - underfoot of many of the most prestigious teams and sports facilities from around the globe. Sportexe clients include the Baltimore Ravens, New Orleans Saints, Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, LSU, University of Alabama, University of California at Berkeley, University of Southern Mississippi and De la Salle High School.

This year’s winners include:

• NFL: Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints
• Canadian Football League: Wally Buono, B.C. Lions
• NCAA Division I-A: Art Briles, University of Houston
• NCAA Division I-AA: David Bennett, Coastal Carolina Univ. (Conway, S.C.)
• NCAA Division II: Billy O’Boyle, Chadron State College (Neb.)
• NCAA Division III: Frank Miriello, Washington & Lee University (Va.)
• Canadian Interuniversity Sports: Denis Piche, University of Ottawa
• NAIA: Dino Kaklis, Bethel College (Tenn.)
• Junior College: Brad Franchione, Blinn College (Brenham, Texas)
• High School: Bill Redell, Westlake Village Oaks Christian (Calif.)
• Canadian High School: Todd Bernett, Vancouver College

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