Pinkel received the honor following a career that saw his Tigers go 118-73 during his tenure. They won three Big 12 North and two SEC East division titles during his time in Columbia.
Pinkel retired at the end of this past season after he announced that he had non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The Tigers went 5-7 and did not make a bowl game in his final season.
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