Legendary Baylor coach Grant Teaff will receive the 2016 NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday. The award will be presented at a dinner on Dec. 6.

"Grant Teaff has had a profound impact on college football during six decades of service to the game," said Steve Hatchell, NFF President and CEO, in a statement. "From the players he coached at McMurry, Angelo State and Baylor, to the countless coaches he helped mentor through his work at AFCA and his many contributions to the game of football through his work with the NFF, he has truly helped shape some of our country's brightest leaders."

The NFF Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award is given to an individual who has made significant contribution to the game of football. Teaff is the 41st recipient of the award, which was first given out in 1974.

Before Art Briles arrived in Waco, Grant Teaff was Baylor football. He coached at Baylor for 20 years and won a program-record 128 games. Teaff's teams also won two Southwest Conference titles and qualified for eight bowl games. For his performance, Teaff was named Eddie Robinson coach of the year in 1974.

After coaching, Teaff became executive director of the American Football Coaches Association in 1994, before stepping away in Feb. 2016. He oversaw expansion of AFCA All-America teams to include all levels of football and institution of the AFCA Good Works Teams, which recognized community service.

Before Baylor, Teaff coached at Angelo State and his alma mater, McMurry. He was also an assistant at Lubbock High School and Texas Tech in the preceding years. For his career, Teaff is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.