Frank Conroy (American football) explained

Frank Conroy
Death Date: (aged 76)
Player Team1:East Stroudsburg
Player Team2:Winona State
Coach Years1:1976–1977
Coach Team1:Winona State
Overall Record:4–16

Frank A. Conroy (– March 29, 2016)[1] was an American football coach.[2] He served as the head football coach at Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota from 1976 to 1977, compiling a record of 4–16.[3]

A native of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, Conroy attended East Stroudsburg State College—now known as the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania—where he played college football for two years. He left East Stroudsburg to serve in the United States Army, playing for the U.S. Army All-Star team while stationed in Germany. After three years in the Army, Conroy went to Winona State, where he played for a year on the football team before earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in health and physical education. Conroy spent eight years as a teacher and assistant football coach in Pennsauken Public Schools district in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey and Neshaminy School District in his hometown of Langhorne, Pennsylvania. He returned to Winona State in 1975 to work as a residence hall director before he was hired in March 1976 to succeed Bob Keister as head football coach.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank Conroy. Star Tribune. October 18, 2018.
  2. News: Winona Football. Winona Daily News. August 31, 1976. October 18, 2018.
  3. Web site: Winona State Football Media Guide. Winona State Warriors. October 18, 2018.
  4. News: Schmidt . Stan . Frank Conroy named Winona State grid coach . . . March 24, 1976 . 11 . January 26, 2020 . .