Frank Kyle
American football player and coach (1882–1929)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1882-05-23)May 23, 1882 Clay County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1929(1929-10-22) (aged 47) Clay County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1902–1905 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1908 | Ole Miss |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1905) All-time Vandy 2nd team (1912) | |
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.[1]
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.[2]
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).[3]
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 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Mooney, Russell E.; Burke, Marianne Turpin (1964). A Mooney genealogy and miscellany with some allied lines. p. 75.
- ^ "Vanderbilt". Caduceus of Kappa Sigma. 20: 377. 1905.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Frank Kyle Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
External links
- Frank Kyle at Find a Grave
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Vanderbilt Commodores starting quarterbacks
- Pat Estes (1890)
- William E. Beard (1892)
- W. J. Keller (1893–1894)
- Myles P. O'Connor (1895–1896)
- Joe Goodson (1897–1898)
- Frank Godchaux Sr. (1899–1900)
- Fred Hume (1901)
- Frank Kyle (1902–1905)
- Jimmy R. Haygood (1904–1905)
- Sam Costen (1906–1907)
- Ray Morrison (1908–1911)
- Zach Curlin (1912–1913)
- Hord Boensch (1913)
- Irby Curry (1914–1916)
- Sam Wilhite (1917)
- Dooch Sherman (1918)
- Swayne Latham (1919–1920)
- Frank Godchaux Jr. (1921)
- Oliver Kuhn (1921–1923)
- E. M. Waller (1924)
- Neil Cargile (1924–1925)
- Bill Spears (1925–1927)
- Jimmy Armistead (1928)
- Benny Parker (1929–1930)
- Tommy Henderson (1930–1932)
- Rand Dixon (1933–1935)
- Lunny Huggins (1936–1937)
- Bert Marshall (1937–1938)
- Junius Plunkett (1939)
- Charlton Davis (1940)
- Jack Jenkins (1941–1942)
- Jack Kaley (1943)
- John Rich (1945)
- Jamie Wade (1946–1947, 1949)
- Bobby Berry (1948)
- Bill Wade (1950–1951)
- Bill Krietemeyer (1952)
- Jim Looney (1953–1954)
- Don Orr (1955)
- Boyce Smith (1956–1958)
- Russ Morris (1959)
- Hank Lesesne (1960–1962)
- Jon Cleveland (1963)
- David Waller (1964)
- Bob Kerr (1965)
- Gary Davis (1966)
- Roger May (1967)
- John Miller (1968)
- Watson Brown (1969)
- Denny Painter (1970)
- Steve Burger (1971)
- Steve Lainhart (1972)
- Fred Fisher (1973–1975)
- David Lee (1974)
- Randy Hampton (1976)
- Mike Wright (1977)
- Van Heflin (1978–1979)
- Whit Taylor (1980–1982)
- Kurt Page (1983–1984)
- John Gromos (1985; 1989)
- Mark Wracher (1986)
- Eric Jones (1987–1988)
- Mike Healy (1990)
- Marcus Wilson (1991–1992)
- Ronnie Gordon (1993–1994)
- Damian Allen (1995–1997)
- Greg Zolman (1998–2001)
- Jay Cutler (2002–2005)
- Chris Nickson (2006–2008)
- Mackenzi Adams (2007–2009)
- Larry Smith (2008–2011)
- Jared Funk (2010)
- Jordan Rodgers (2011–2012)
- Austyn Carta-Samuels (2012–2013)
- Patton Robinette (2013–2014)
- Stephen Rivers (2014)
- Wade Freebeck (2014)
- Johnny McCrary (2014–2015)
- Kyle Shurmur (2015–2018)
- Riley Neal (2019)
- Deuce Wallace (2019)
- Ken Seals (2020–2021, 2023)
- Mike Wright (2021–2022)
- AJ Swann (2022–2023)
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