Carl M. Voyles Explained

Carl M. Voyles
Birth Date:11 August 1898
Birth Place:McLoud, Oklahoma, U.S.
Death Place:Fort Myers, Florida, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1917
Player Team2:Oklahoma A&M
Player Years3:1919–1920
Player Team3:Oklahoma A&M
Player Sport4:Basketball
Player Years5:1919–1921
Player Team5:Oklahoma A&M
Player Positions:End
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1922–1924
Coach Team2:Southwestern State (OK)
Coach Years3:1925–1930
Coach Team3:Illinois (assistant)
Coach Years4:1931–1938
Coach Team4:Duke (ends)
Coach Years5:1939–1943
Coach Team5:William & Mary
Coach Years6:1944–1947
Coach Team6:Auburn
Coach Years7:1948
Coach Team7:Brooklyn Dodgers
Coach Years8:1950–1955
Coach Team8:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Admin Years1:1939–1943
Admin Team1:William & Mary
Admin Years2:1944–1947
Admin Team2:Auburn
Admin Years3:1950–1955
Admin Team3:Hamilton Tiger-Cats (GM)
Overall Record:58–40–3 (college)
2–12 (AAFC)
48–27–1 (CFL)
Championships:1 SoCon (1942)
41st Grey Cup (1953)

Carl Marvin "Dutch" Voyles (August 11, 1898 – January 11, 1982) was an American gridiron football coach, college athletics administrator, and sports executive. He served as the head football coach at Southwestern State Teachers College—now known as Southwestern Oklahoma State University—from 1922 to 1924, at the College of William & Mary from 1939 to 1943, and at Auburn University from 1944 to 1947, compiling a career college football record of 58–40–3. Voyles was the head of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1948 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) 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] In 1978, he was named to the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame along with all the members of his 1942 football team.

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

Notes and References

  1. News: W.&M. Drops Football; Schedule Difficulties and Lack of Players Cause of Action . . August 26, 1943 . August 15, 2011 .
  2. Football in a Heat Wave. https://web.archive.org/web/20110201165335/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,779969,00.html. dead. February 1, 2011. March 23, 2008. Time Inc.. . September 6, 1948.
  3. News: Yesterday's Sports In Brief . . February 24, 1949 . August 15, 2011 .
  4. News: Vern DeGeer . Tip Voyles Next Coach At Regina . . December 2, 1957 . March 8, 2010 .
  5. News: Carl Voyles dead after lengthy illness . . . January 13, 1982 . August 15, 2011.