Frank Camp | |
Birth Date: | 23 December 1905 |
Birth Place: | Trenton, Kentucky, U.S. |
Death Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Player Years1: | c. 1929 |
Player Team1: | Transylvania |
Player Positions: | Quarterback |
Coach Years1: | 1946–1968 |
Coach Team1: | Louisville |
Admin Years1: | 1969–1975 |
Admin Team1: | Louisville (assistant AD) |
Overall Record: | 118–95–2 (college) |
Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
Championships: | 1 KIAC (1947) |
Edward Franklin Camp Jr. (December 23, 1905 – January 26, 1986) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Louisville from 1946 to 1968, compiling a record of 118–95–2 (.551).[1] [2] He is credited as the man who brought back Louisville football following a three-year absence caused by World War II, and has the most wins of any head coach in school history.[1] Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas was among the players Camp coached.[1] In 1947, Louisville had a 7–0–1 season.[3]
Camp was born on December 23, 1905, on Trenton, Kentucky. He graduated from Transylvania University, where he played football as a quarterback, in 1930. He starting his coaching career at the high school level, working in Hodgenville, Glasgow, and Henderson, Kentucky.[1]