Bill Self Receives Winged Foot Award from New York Athletic Club

May 14, 2008

NEW YORK, N.Y. – University of Kansas head men’s basketball coach Bill Self and University of Tennessee head women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt, the winning coaches of the 2008 NCAA Division I basketball championships, received the Winged Foot Award at a gala banquet at the New York Athletic Club on Wednesday.

“It’s a great honor to welcome Pat and Bill to the New York Athletic Club and to present them with the Winged Foot Award,” commented James W. O’Brien, chairman of the Winged Foot Award Committee. “Not only are they world class coaches and mentors, they are also world class people.”<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>

<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>Kansas won the 2008 national championship with a 37-3 record in a season in which they also claimed a share of the Big 12 regular season title and won the Big 12 Tournament Championship.

The Winged Foot Award is among the most prestigious in the world of collegiate basketball and honors the winning coaches of the men’s and women’s NCAA National Basketball Championship. 2008 marked the 13th annual presentation of the Winged Foot Award at the NYAC’s Manhattan headquarters. The New York Athletic Club recognizes that the coaches are the players’ guides both on and off the court during a time when good role models are most important. The New York Athletic Club takes great pride in recognizing and commending the people who make such a difference in the lives of student athletes.