| Carl M. Voyles | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | August 11, 1898 McLoud, Oklahoma |
| Died | January 11, 1982 (aged 83) Fort Myers, Florida |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1925–1930 1931–1938 1939–1943 1944–1947 1948 1950–1955 | Illinois (assistant) Duke (ends) William & Mary Auburn Brooklyn Dodgers Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1939–1943 | William & Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 44–29–3 (college) 2–12 (AAFC) 48–27–1 (CFL) |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 1 SoCon (1942) 41st Grey Cup (1953) | |
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.
Coaching career[]
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.[1]
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.[2] When the team folded in 1949, he was given a position with the Dodgers baseball team.[3]
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.[4]
Death[]
Voyles died on January 11, 1982 in Fort Myers, Florida after a long period of illness.[5]
Head coaching record[]
College[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
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| William & Mary Indians (Southern Conference) (1939–1943) | |||||||||
| 1939 | William & Mary | 6–2–1 | 2–0–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1940 | William & Mary | 6–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | William & Mary | 8–2 | 4–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1942 | William & Mary | 9–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | 14 | ||||
| 1943 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
| William & Mary: | 29–7–3 | 12–2–2 | |||||||
| Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1944–1947) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Auburn | 4–4 | 0–4 | 11th | |||||
| 1945 | Auburn | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1946 | Auburn | 4–6 | 1–5 | 10th | |||||
| 1947 | Auburn | 2–7 | 1–5 | 11th | |||||
| Auburn: | 15–22 | 4–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 44–29–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ "W.&M. DROPS FOOTBALL; Schedule Difficulties and Lack of Players Cause of Action". The New York Times. August 26, 1943. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=FB0D17F63A5D167B93C4AB1783D85F478485F9. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Football in a Heat Wave". Time (Time Inc.). September 6, 1948. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,779969,00.html. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
- ↑ "Yesterday's Sports In Brief". Gettysburg Times. Feb 24, 1949. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N0kmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Sv8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4802,2698554&dq=carl+voyles&hl=en. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ↑ Vern DeGeer (Dec 2, 1957). "Tip Voyles Next Coach At Regina". The Montreal Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s08vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e6gFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5591,162920&dq. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ↑ CP (January 13, 1982). "Carl Voyles dead after lengthy illness". Leader-Post. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DJJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9z8NAAAAIBAJ&pg=3433,2570639. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
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| Preceded by Cliff Battles |
Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) Head Coach 1948 |
Succeeded by Red Strader |
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