The Male Coach of the Year Award from 1950-1967 was open to all levels of competition.

Year	Coach	School/Team	Sport(s)
1967	Ron Erhardt	North Dakota State	Football
1966	Rollie Greeno	Jamestown College	Football
1965	Jerry Meyer	Kenmare High School	Basketball
1964	Harlen Wash	Fort Yates High School	Basketball, Football, Track
1963	Dick Koppenhaver	Valley City State	Football
1962	Earl Bute	Wahpeton Science	Football
1961	Jerome Berg	Mayville State	Football
1960	Bill Osmon	Valley City State	Basketball
1959	Bob May	North Dakota	Hockey
1958	Richard Davison	Drayton	American Legion Baseball
1957	Acey Olson	Fargo Central High School	Football
1956	Les Luymes	North Dakota State	Football
1955	Acey Olson	Fargo Central High School	Football
1954	Ernie Gates	Jamestown High School	Football
1953	Frank Zazula	North Dakota	Football
1952	Fritz Engel	Grand Forks Central High School	Basketball
1951	Acey Olson	Fargo Central High School	Basketball
1950	Sid Cichy	Fargo Shanley High School	Football, Basketball