Carl Voyles

Carl Marvin Voyles (August 11, 1898 – January 11, 1982) was a gridiron football coach and sports executive in the United States and Canada. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1939–1943) and Auburn University (1944–1947), compiling a career college football record of 44–29–3. Voyles was the head of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference in 1948 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League from 1950 to 1955.

William & Mary
From 1939 to 1943, Voyles served as the athletic director and head football coach at William and Mary, where he compiled a 29–7–3 record. The William & Mary football team did not play during the 1943 season due to a lack of players.

Auburn
From 1944 to 1947, Voyles coached at Auburn University (officially the Alabama Polytechnic Institute), where he compiled a 15–22 record.

Brooklyn Dodgers
In 1948, Voyles coached the professional football Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for Branch Rickey. When the team folded in 1949, he was given a position with the Dodgers baseball team.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Voyles was the first head coach and general manager of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In his six seasons in Hamilton, he had a 48–27–1 record and won the 1953 Grey Cup. Voyles retired from football after the 1955 season to work as a sales supervisor for a Florida real estate company owned by Toronto stock broker and former Montreal Alouettes owner, Eric Cradock.

Death
Voyles died on January 11, 1982 in Fort Myers, Florida after a long period of illness.