The Champion’s Circle jacket is given annually to one person and that person gets to join the elite fraternity and be forever known as Celebration Bowl winner. The jacket means something. It highlights you forever, not just as an outstanding coach, it marks you in the history of HBCU football as National Champion. It is a badge to wear that signifies that this coach, in this year, on the biggest stage, is the very best.

  • Roderick “Rod” Broadway

    North Carolina A&T

    2015, 2017

  • Broderick Fobbs

    Grambling

    2016

  • Samuel Lee “Sam” Washington

    North Carolina A&T

    2018, 2019

  • Oliver “Buddy” Pough

    South Carolina State

    2021

  • Trei Oliver

    North Carolina Central

    2022

  • Willie Simmons

    Florida A&M University

    2023