Friday, December 07, 2007

Coach Brown and AD John McCutcheon honored

Last night Coach Brown and UMass AD John McCutcheon were honored by the All-American Football Foundation. Coach Brown was awarded the Johnny Vaught Coach of the Year Award.

Coach Brown's wife Debe Brown also received an award.

AD John McCutcheon received the Robert R Neyland Outstanding AD Award.

Note that Coach Brown currently leads all UMass Football Coaches in winning percentage. The following lists UMass coaches in total games coached, then wins and then shows winning percentage
  • Vic Fusia --93 games--59 wins--.645
  • Mark Whipple--75 games--49 wins--.629
  • Dick McPherson--73 games--45 wins--.623
  • Jim Reid--67 games--36 wins--.552
  • Bob Pickett-64 games--36 wins--.563
  • Don Brown--50 games--36 wins--.720
Great work by Coach Brown. And kudos to Mrs. Brown for being a cool hand with an IV drip. As a person who has had more than my share of IVs, I appreciate good nursing.