Patriots’ Belichick is AP’s NFL Coach of the Year for third time
By Zaket on February 2, 2011
Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots’ coach, won The Associated Press 2010 NFL Coach of the Year award Wednesday, the third time he has earned the honor. Belichick, who also won in 2003 and 2007, now trails only Don Shula, a Hall of Famer and four-time winner of the award.
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