Frank Camp Explained

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]

Head coaching record

College

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kleber, John E.. The encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. 2001. 157. November 27, 2011. 978-0-8131-2100-0.
  2. News: Camp Retires At Louisville. Sarasota Journal. Associated Press. January 3, 1969. November 27, 2011.
  3. Book: Cox, Dwayne. Morrison, William James. The University of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. 2000. 126. November 27, 2011. 978-0-8131-2142-0.