| Frank Kyle | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 23, 1882 Clay County, Tennessee |
| Died | October 22, 1929 (aged 47) Clay County, Tennessee |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University[1] |
| Playing career | |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards 1x All-Southern (1905) 1912 All-time Vandy 2nd team | |
Frank "Stitch" Kyle (May 23, 1882 – October 22, 1929) was an American football player and coach.
Early years[]
He attended preparatory school at Mooney School in Franklin, Tennessee along with Red Smith and Ed Hamilton.[2]
Vanderbilt University[]
Kyle played for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University from 1902 to 1905. He was the first quarterback to play for Dan McGugin's Commodores, selected for All-Southern teams in 1903 and 1904. He stood 5 feet 11 inches and weighed 162 pounds.[3]
Coaching career[]
Ole Miss[]
Kyle served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in 1908. During his one-season tenure at Mississippi, Kyle compiled an overall record of three wins and five losses (3–5).[4]
Later life[]
Kyle later lived in Celina, Tennessee and died in 1929.
Head coaching record[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss Rebels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1908) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Ole Miss | 3–5 | 1–2 | 9th | |||||
| Ole Miss: | 3–5 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–5 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
References[]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ A Mooney genealogy and miscellany with some allied lines. p. 75. https://books.google.com/books?ei=c4aGVIXOD4SogwTR3YPIBw&id=p0w6AAAAMAAJ&dq=%22ed+hamilton%22+vanderbilt+mooney&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22frank+kyle%22.
- ↑ "Vanderbilt". Caduceus of Kappa Sigma 20: 377. https://books.google.com/books?id=_AQTAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA377&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ↑ DeLassus, David. "Frank Kyle Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=1320. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
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