Morley Fraser | |
Birth Date: | 15 June 1922 |
Birth Place: | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Death Place: | Albion, Michigan, U.S. |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1949–1951 |
Coach Team2: | Newberry HS (MI) |
Coach Years3: | 1952–1953 |
Coach Team3: | Eastern HS (MI) |
Coach Years4: | 1954–1968 |
Coach Team4: | Albion |
Overall Record: | 81–41–1 (college football) |
Championships: | Football 6 MIAA (1958, 1960–1961, 1964–1966) |
Henry Morley Fraser (June 15, 1922 – June 28, 2004) was an American football and baseball coach. He was served as the head football coach at Albion College from 1954 to 1968.[1] Fraser died from leukemia in June 2004 at age 82.[2] [3] Fraser's overall record in 15 years as a college football head coach is 81–41–1.[4]
Morley served as a captain in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a graduate of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, and Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.[2] Morley began his coaching career in 1949 at Newberry High School in Newberry, Michigan. After three consecutive undefeated seasons at Newberry, he moved to Eastern High School in Lansing Michigan, where he stayed for two seasons before he was hired at Albion.[5]
He became a motivational speaker after retiring as Albion's football coach.[6] [7]