Leo J. Frank
Biographical details
Born(1895-07-17)July 17, 1895
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
DiedMarch 25, 1961(1961-03-25) (aged 65)
Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Playing career
1915–1916Coe
1919Coe
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920Sioux Falls
1921–1929Pacific (OR)
1932–1937Parsons
1938–1942Puget Sound
Head coaching record
Overall69–68–13
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Iowa Conference (1936)

Leo James Frank (July 17, 1895 – March 25, 1961) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Sioux Falls College—now known as University of Sioux Falls— in 1920, Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon from 1921 to 1929, Parsons College from 1932 to 1937, and at Puget Sound University from 1938 to 1942, compiling a career college football coaching record of 69–68–13.[1]

Frank attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where he played football as a halfback and basketball as a guard.[2]

Frank died on March 25, 1961, at his home in Menlo Park, California.[3]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Sioux Falls Braves (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1920)
1920 Sioux Falls 1–31–25th
Sioux Falls: 1–31–2
Pacific Badgers (Independent) (1921–1925)
1921 Pacific 5–1
1922 Pacific 4–2
1923 Pacific 5–2
1924 Pacific 3–3
1925 Pacific 3–5–1
Pacific Badgers (Northwest Conference) (1926–1929)
1926 Pacific 2–2–22–2–13rd
1927 Pacific 1–5–10–4–16th
1928 Pacific 2–62–3T–4th
1929 Pacific 4–42–34th
Pacific: 29–30–46–12–1
Parsons Wildcats (Iowa Conference) (1932–1937)
1932 Parsons 1–4–21–3–211th
1933 Parsons 3–2–23–2–15th
1934 Parsons 6–25–13rd
1935 Parsons 6–25–14th
1936 Parsons 6–1–26–01st
1937 Parsons 5–3–13–2–1T–5th
Parsons: 27–14–723–9–4
Puget Sound Loggers (Northwest Conference) (1938–1942)
1938 Puget Sound 2–51–3T–5th
1939 Puget Sound 1–5–11–35th
1940 Puget Sound 3–3–12–2–14th
1941 Puget Sound 2–62–3T–3rd
1942 Puget Sound 4–23–12nd
Puget Sound: 12–21–29–12–1
Total:69–68–13
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "He Says His Squad Is Ready For D. W. U." The Daily Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 2, 1920. p. 2. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Leo J. Frank, 65, Ex-College Football Coach Dies March 25". Williamsburg Journal Tribune. Williamsburg, Iowa. April 6, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved June 12, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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