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Leo J. Frank
Biographical details
Born	July 17, 1895; Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Died	March 25, 1961 (aged 65); Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Playing career
1915–1916	Coe
1919	Coe
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920	Sioux Falls
1921–1929	Pacific (OR)
1932–1937	Parsons
1938–1942	Puget Sound
Head coaching record
Overall	69–68–13
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 Iowa Conference (1936)

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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	Conference	Standing
Sioux Falls Braves (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1920)
1920	Sioux Falls	1–3	1–2	5th
Sioux Falls:		1–3	1–2
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	2–2–2	2–2–1	3rd
1927	Pacific	1–5–1	0–4–1	6th
1928	Pacific	2–6	2–3	T–4th
1929	Pacific	4–4	2–3	4th
Pacific:		29–30–4	6–12–1
Parsons Wildcats (Iowa Conference) (1932–1937)
1932	Parsons	1–4–2	1–3–2	11th
1933	Parsons	3–2–2	3–2–1	5th
1934	Parsons	6–2	5–1	3rd
1935	Parsons	6–2	5–1	4th
1936	Parsons	6–1–2	6–0	1st
1937	Parsons	5–3–1	3–2–1	T–5th
Parsons:		27–14–7	23–9–4
Puget Sound Loggers (Northwest Conference) (1938–1942)
1938	Puget Sound	2–5	1–3	T–5th
1939	Puget Sound	1–5–1	1–3	5th
1940	Puget Sound	3–3–1	2–2–1	4th
1941	Puget Sound	2–6	2–3	T–3rd
1942	Puget Sound	4–2	3–1	2nd
Puget Sound:		12–21–2	9–12–1
Total:		69–68–13
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

^ Who's Who in American Sports. National Biographical Society. 1928. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
^ "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 .
^ "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 .

External links

Leo J. Frank at Find a Grave

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[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 .

[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 .

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-'''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 [[Pacific University]] 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 68–65–13.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica00unse|title=Who's Who in American Sports|publisher=National Biographical Society|year=1928|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>  Frank died on March 25, 1961, at his home in [[Menlo Park, California]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Leo J. Frank, 65, Ex-College Football Coach Dies March 25 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32811638/williamsburg_journal_tribune/ |newspaper=Williamsburg Journal Tribune |location=[[Williamsburg, Iowa]] |date=April 6, 1961 |page=1 |access-date=June 12, 2019 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
+'''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.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica00unse|title=Who's Who in American Sports|publisher=National Biographical Society|year=1928|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
+Frank attended [[Coe College]] in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], where he played football as a [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] and basketball as a [[Guard (basketball)|guard]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=He Says His Squad Is Ready For D. W. U. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader/122765909/ |newspaper=[[Argus-Leader|The Daily Argus-Leader]] |location=[[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]] |date=October 2, 1920 |page=2 |access-date=April 12, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
+Frank died on March 25, 1961, at his home in [[Menlo Park, California]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Leo J. Frank, 65, Ex-College Football Coach Dies March 25 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32811638/williamsburg_journal_tribune/ |newspaper=Williamsburg Journal Tribune |location=[[Williamsburg, Iowa]] |date=April 6, 1961 |page=1 |access-date=June 12, 2019 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
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+ | conf      = [[South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference]]
+ | startyear = 1920
+ | endyear   = single
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+{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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+ | bcsbowl      =
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+ | ranking2     = no
+}}
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+ | name       = Sioux Falls
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+ | confrecord = 1–2
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+{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
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- | name      = [[Pacific Boxers football|Pacific Boxers]]
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  | name      = [[Parsons Wildcats football|Parsons Wildcats]]
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 [[Category:Coe Kohawks football players]]
+[[Category:Coe Kohawks men's basketball players]]
 [[Category:Pacific Boxers football coaches]]
 [[Category:Parsons Wildcats football coaches]]
 [[Category:Puget Sound Loggers athletic directors]]
 [[Category:Puget Sound Loggers football coaches]]
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+[[Category:Basketball players from Iowa]]
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