COACHES with Arkansas ties on ESPN top 150 list.

m The state of Arkansas is well represented among ESPN’s list of 150 greatest football coaches of all time, which was produced to celebrate the sport’s 150th anniversary in 2019.

The list was selected by a blue-ribbon panel of 150 media members, administrators and former players and coaches, according to ESPN, and 15 coaches who have ties to Arkansas made the list.

Having 10% of the list include someone from Arkansas, or coached or played at the University of Arkansas or coached at the University of Central Arkansas is pretty impressive for a state that ranks 32nd nationally in population as of 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The state of Arkansas also has the No. 1 coach on the list.

Here is a rundown of the state’s Sweet 15:

1. PAUL “BEAR” BRYANT The Bear, who was born in Moro Bottom (Cleveland County) and grew up in Fordyce, compiled a 323-85-17 record in 38 seasons at Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M and Alabama. He led Alabama — his alma mater — to a 232-46-9 record from 1958-82 and won six national championships and 14 SEC titles.

13. BARRY SWITZER A Crossett native who was an Arkansas player and assistant coach, Switzer went on to fame as the coach at Oklahoma. He led the Sooners to a 157-29-4 record from 1973-88 and won three national championships. Switzer later won a Super Bowl as coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

23. LOU HOLTZ Holtz was Frank Broyles’ hand-picked successor at Arkansas, and he debuted with an 11-1 record in 1977, capped by a 31-6 victory over Oklahoma and Barry Switzer in the Orange Bowl. He had a 60-21-2 record in seven seasons at Arkansas and won a national championship at Notre Dame in 1988. 37. PETE CARROLL A graduate assistant at Arkansas in 1977, Carroll led USC to an 83-18 record from 2001-09. He won national championships with the Trojans in 2004 and 2005 and didn’t take it easy on the Razorbacks, beating Arkansas 70-17 in 2005 and 50-14 in 2006. He also won a Super Bowl title with Seattle. 40. FRANK BROYLES Broyles could have been higher on the list, but he retired from coaching at 51 to focus on being Arkansas’ athletic director after leading the Razorbacks to a 144-58-5 record from 1958-76, including a share of the 1964 national title. The Broyles Award for the top assistant coach in the country is named in his honor.

49. JIMMY JOHNSON Johnson was a nose guard on Arkansas’ 1964 national championship team and later a defensive assistant for the Razorbacks. He led Miami to a 52-9 record from 1984-88 and then was hired as Dallas’ coach by former Arkansas teammate Jerry Jones, leading the Cowboys to two Super Bowl titles.

57. JERRY MOORE After being fired at Texas Tech and working in business, Moore became a volunteer assistant coach for Arkansas in 1988. He got another shot as a head coach and led Appalachian State to a 215-87 record from 1989-2012 and won three consecutive FCS national titles from 2005-07.

62. JOHNNY MAJORS An Arkansas assistant coach from 1964-67, Majors won a national championship at Pittsburgh in 1976 and then returned to Tennessee — his alma mater — and went 116-62-8 with the Vols. Arkansas’ 25-24 upset victory over No. 4 Tennessee in 1992 was the beginning of the end for Majors’ tenure in Knoxville.

73. DANNY FORD Ford had a 26-30-1 record in five seasons at Arkansas from 1993-97, but he led the Razorbacks to their first SEC West title in 1995 and recruited the team that won a share of the division again in 1998 under Coach Houston Nutt. He won the 1981 national championship at Clemson.

91. HAYDEN FRY An Arkansas assistant in 1961, Fry turned Iowa into a nationally prominent program with a 143-81-6 record from 1979-98. He led the Hawkeyes to three Big Ten championships. Thirteen of his assistants became FBS coaches, including Bret Bielema, who led Wisconsin to three Big Ten titles and coached at Arkansas from 2013-17.

96. CHARLIE McCLENDON A Lewisville (Lafayette County) native, McClendon — nicknamed “Cholly Mac” — led LSU to a 137-59-7 record from 1962-79. His teams played in 13 bowl games and had nine top 20 finishes in the AP poll. He won just one SEC title, in 1970, because he coached against Bear Bryant, for whom he played at Kentucky.

108. WARREN WOODSON Woodson probably isn’t a name familiar to most fans, but he led Central Arkansas to a 40-8-3 record from 1935-40. UCA was known as Arkansas State Teachers College when he coached the Bears. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989 with a 203-95-14 career record, including stops at Hardin-Simmons, Arizona, New Mexico State and Trinity. 116. JACKIE SHERRILL A graduate assistant coach at Arkansas in 1967 who played for Bear Bryant at Alabama, Sherrill had a 180-120 record in 26 seasons at Washington State, Pittsburgh, Texas A&M and Mississippi State. He replaced Johnny Majors at Pitt in 1977 and led the Panthers to three consecutive 11-1 seasons from 1979-81.

120. HUGO BEZDEK Bezdek was Arkansas’ first full-time football coach and led the team known as “the Cardinals” when he took the job to a 29-13-1 record from 1908-12. He’s credited with coming up with the nickname “Razorbacks” after Arkansas’ 16-0 victory over LSU in 1909 when he told students his team played “like a wild band of razorback hogs.” He had a 124-53-16 career record including stops at Oregon and Penn State.

125. FRANCIS SCHMIDT Schmidt was a man for all seasons at Arkansas. He coached the UA football team to a 42-20-3 record from 1923-29, the basketball team to 113-22 record from 1924-30 and the baseball team to a 38-64 record 1923-29. His career record as a football coach at Tulsa, Arkansas, TCU, Ohio State and Idaho from 1919-41 was 156-58-11.