(Top West Virginia college coach)
The Furfari Award, the College Coach of the Year Award until 2005, is named for long-time state sportswriter Mickey Furfari. Furfari, a native of Morgantown, spent 70 years covering West Virginia University athletics. The award was combined for high school and college from 1942-54. The recipient is voted on by the WVSWA and the award is given to the state’s top college coach.
2024 – Kim Caldwell, Marshall (women’s basketball)
2023 – Ben Howlett, West Liberty (men’s basketball)
2022 – Kim Stephens, Glenville State (women’s basketball)
2021 – Tianni Kelly, Charleston (women’s basketball)
2020 – Randy Mazey, WVU (baseball)
2019 – Kim Stephens, Glenville State (women’s basketball)
2018 – Dan D’Antoni, Marshall (men’s basketball)
2017 – Nikki Izzo-Brown, WVU (women’s soccer)
2016 – Monte Cater, Shepherd (football)
2015 – Bob Huggins, West Virginia (men’s basketball)
2014 – Jim Crutchfield, West Liberty (men’s basketball)
2013 – Jim Crutchfield, West Liberty (men’s basketball)
2012 – Jim Crutchfield, West Liberty (men’s basketball); Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia (football)
2011 – Jim Crutchfield, West Liberty (men’s basketball)
2010 – Bob Huggins, West Virginia (men’s basketball)
2009 – Bob Huggins, West Virginia (men’s basketball)
2008 – Bob Huggins, West Virginia (men’s basketball)
2007 – John Beilein, West Virginia (men’s basketball)
2006 – Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia (football)
2005 – John Beilein, West Virginia (men’s basketball)
2004 – Bob Bolen, Mountain State University (men’s basketball)
2003 – Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia (football)
2002 – Steve Harold, Glenville State (women’s basketball)
2001 – Lynn Ullom, West Liberty (women’s basketball)
2000 – Bob Pruett, Marshall (football)
1999 – Bob Pruett, Marshall (football)
1998 – Bob Pruett, Marshall (football)
1997 – Bob Pruett, Marshall (football)
1996 – Marsha Beasley, West Virginia (rifle)
1995 – Billy Donovan, Marshall (men’s basketball)
1994 – Rich Rodriguez, Glenville (football)
1993 – Jim Donnan, Marshall (football)
1992 – Jim Donnan, Marshall (football)
1991 – Steve Cox, Concord (men’s basketball)
1990 – Steve Dodd, Alderson-Broaddus (men’s basketball)
1989 – Don Nehlen, West Virginia (football)
1988 – George Chaump, Marshall (football)
1987 – Craig Carse, W.Va. State (men’s basketball)
1986 – Tex Williams, Charleston (men’s basketball)
1985 – Stan Parrish, Marshall (football)
1984 – Rick Huckabay, Marshall (men’s basketball)
1983 – Bruce Stewart, W.Va. Wesleyan (men’s basketball)
1982 – Don Nehlen, West Virginia (football)
1981 – Gale Catlett, West Virginia (men’s basketball)
1980 – Cal Bailey, W.Va. State (baseball)
1979 – Gale Catlett, West Virginia (men’s basketball)
1978 – Joe Retton, Fairmont State (men’s basketball)
1977 – Gary Hess, W.Va. Wesleyan (men’s basketball)
1976 – Joe Retton, Fairmont State (men’s basketball)
1975 – Joe Cook, Beckley (men’s basketball)
1974 – Joe Retton, Fairmont State (men’s basketball)
1973 – Curtis Price, W.Va. State (men’s basketball)
1972 – Jesse Lilly, Glenville (men’s basketball)
1971 – Joe Retton, Fairmont State (men’s basketball)
1970 – Jim Carlen, West Virginia (football)
1969 – Joe Retton, Fairmont State (men’s basketball)
1968 – Harold Duvall, Fairmont State (football)
1967 – Rich Meckfessel, Morris Harvey (men’s basketball)
1966 – Harold Duvall, Fairmont State (men’s basketball)
1965 – Gene Corum, West Virginia (football)
1964 – Charles Snyder, Marshall (football)
1963 – Sonny Moran, Morris Harvey (men’s basketball)
1962 – George King, West Virginia (men’s basketball)
1961 – Ollie Olson, West Liberty (men’s basketball)
1960 – Harold Duvall, Fairmont State (football)
1959 – Hank Ellis, W.Va. Wesleyan (men’s basketball)
1958 – Neal Baisi, W.Va. Tech (men’s basketball)
1957 – Joe Bartell, West Liberty (football)
(1942-46 combined high school/college)
1956 – Don Fuoss, Shepherd (football)
1955 – Eddie King, Morris Harvey (all sports)
1954 – Art Lewis, West Virginia (football)
1953 – Art Lewis, West Virginia (football)
1949 – Herb Royer, W.Va. Tech (football)
1947 – Cam Henderson, Marshall (men’s basketball)
1942 – Dyke Raese, West Virginia (men’s basketball)