Frank Broyles
American football head coach
1924 –
Who is Frank Broyles?
John Franklin Broyles is a former American football player and coach, athletics administrator, and broadcaster. He served as the head football coach at the University of Missouri in 1957 and at the University of Arkansas from 1958 to 1976. Broyles also was Arkansas' athletic director from 1974 until his retirement on December 31, 2007.
As a head football coach, Broyles compiled a record of 149–62–6. His mark of 144–58–5 in 19 seasons constitutes the record number of wins by a coach in Arkansas Razorbacks football history. With Arkansas, Broyles won seven Southwest Conference titles and his 1964 team was named a national champion by a number of selectors including the Football Writers Association of America. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
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- Born
- Dec 26, 1924
Decatur - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Employment
- University of Missouri–Columbia
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Fayetteville
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on July 23, 2013
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