| Year | Winner | Institution |
| 1967 | Bernie Moore | Southeastern Conference |
| 1968 | Fritz Crisler | University of Michigan |
| 1969 | Asa Bushnell | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| 1970 | Dick Larkins | Ohio State University |
| 1971 | Tom Hamilton | Pacific-8 Conference |
| 1972 | William R. Reed | Big Ten Conference |
| 1973 | Ernie McCoy | University of Miami |
| 1974 | Al Twitchell | Rutgers University |
| 1975 | Jess Hill | Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
| 1976 | Walter Byers | NCAA |
| 1977 | Robert Kane | United States Olympic Committee |
| 1978 | Bill Orwig | Indiana University |
| 1979 | Harry Fouke | University of Houston |
| 1980 | Stan Bates | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1981 | William J. Flynn | Boston College |
| 1982 | Edgar A. Sherman | Muskingum College |
| 1983 | Wiles Hallock | Pacific-10 Conference |
| 1984 | James "Bud" Jack | University of Utah |
| 1985 | Cecil Coleman | Midwestern City Conference, University of Illinois |
| 1986 | Carl Maddox | Mississippi State University, Louisiana State University |
| 1987 | John Toner | University of Connecticut |
| 1988 | Mike Lude | University of Washington |
| 1989 | Scotty Whitelaw | Eastern College Athletic Conference |
| 1990 | George King | Purdue University |
| 1991 | Joseph Kearney | Western Athletic Conference |
| 1992 | Homer Rice | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 1993 | LeRoy Walker | United States Olympic Committee |
| 1994 | Dick Schultz | NCAA |
| 1995 | Elizabeth Kruczek | Fitchburg State College |
| 1996 | Carl James | Big Eight Conference |
| 1997 | Gene Corrigan | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1998 | James Frank | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| 1999 | Chuck Neinas | College Football Association, NCAA, Big Eight Conference |
| 2000 | Cedric Dempsey | NCAA |
| 2001 | Jack Lengyel | United States Naval Academy |
| 2002 | Roy Kramer | Southeastern Conference |
| 2003 | Gary Cunningham | University of California Santa Barbara |
| 2004 | Vince Dooley | University of Georgia |
| 2005 | Bob Bronzan | San Jose State University |
| 2006 | Judy Sweet | NCAA |
| 2007 | Fred L. Miller | Arizona State University, Long Beach State University, San Diego State University |
| 2008 | Dave Hart, Jr. | East Carolina University, Florida State University |
| 2009 | Andy Mooradian | University of New Hampshire |
| 2010 | Barbara Hedges | University of Washington |
| 2011 | John Swofford | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 2012 | Frank Windegger | Texas Christian University |
| 2013 | Jim Jones | Ohio State University |
| 2014 | Bill Byrne | Texas A&M University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, University of Oregon |
| 2015 | Carl Miller | University of the Pacific, University of North Dakota, University of South Dakota |
| 2016 | Gene Smith | Ohio State University |
| 2017 | Don Tencher | Rhode Island College |
| 2018 | Joan Cronan | University of Tennessee |
| 2019 | Debbie Yow | North Carolina State University, University of Maryland, Saint Louis University |
| 2020 | Jim Livengood | Arizona University |
| 2021 | Judy Rose | University of North Carolina Charlotte |
| 2022 | Dan Guerrero | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2023 | Bill Bradshaw | La Salle University |
| 2024 | Gene DeFilippo | Boston College |
| 2025 | Kevin M. White | Duke University |