Frank Koon
{{Short description|American athletics coach and administrator (1908–1987)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Frank Koon
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|12|31}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1987|1|9|1908|12|31}}
| death_place = Conway, Arkansas, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1929–1932
| player_team2 = Henderson State
| player_positions =
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1933–1941
| coach_team2 = Sheridan HS (AR)
| coach_years3 = 1946–1954
| coach_team3 = Ozarks
| coach_years4 = 1955–1964
| coach_team4 = Arkansas State Teachers
| coach_sport5 = Basketball
| coach_years6 = 1947–1955
| coach_team6 = Ozarks
| admin_years1 = 1955–1965
| admin_team1 = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall_record = 88–81–7 (college football)
65–103 (college basketball)
49–24–2 (high school football)
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| championships = Football
2 AIC (1959, 1962)
Basketball
1 AIC regular season (1949)
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James Frank Koon (December 31, 1908 – January 9, 1987) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the College of the Ozarks—now known as the University of the Ozarks—in Clarksville, Arkansas from 1946 to 1954 and Arkansas State Teachers College—now known as University of Central Arkansas—in Conway, Arkansas from 1955 to 1964.{{cite news |author= |title=Frank Koon Takes ASTC Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61536791/the-camden-news/ |newspaper=The Camden News |location=Camden, Arkansas |agency=Associated Press |date=March 3, 1955 |page=8 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Frank Koon Will Step Down From Arkansas State Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61536949/the-times/ |newspaper=The Times |location=Shreveport, Louisiana |agency=Associated Press |date=December 16, 1964 |page=10 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }} Koon was also the head basketball coach at Ozarks from 1947 to 1955.
Koon died on January 9, 1987, in Conway.{{cite news |author= |title=Services set today for Koon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61537365/springfield-leader-and-press/ |newspaper=Springfield Leader and Press |location=Springfield, Missouri |date=January 12, 1987 |page=14 |access-date=October 21, 2020 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Head coaching record
=College football=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Ozarks Mountaineers
| conf = Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
| startyear = 1946
| endyear = 1954
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1946
| name = Ozarks
| overall = 2–7
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = 5th
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1947
| name = Ozarks
| overall = 3–6–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1948
| name = Ozarks
| overall = 4–7
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1949
| name = Ozarks
| overall = 3–6
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1950
| name = Ozarks
| overall = 3–8
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1951
| name = Ozarks
| overall = 5–3–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1952
| name = Ozarks
| overall = 5–2–1
| conference = 2–2–1
| confstanding = T–3rd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1953
| name = Ozarks
| overall = 5–2–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1954
| name = Ozarks
| overall = 5–3
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Ozarks
| overall = 35–44–4
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Arkansas State Teachers Bears
| conf = Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference
| startyear = 1955
| endyear = 1964
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1955
| name = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall = 1–7–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1956
| name = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall = 0–10
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1957
| name = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall = 3–6
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1958
| name = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall = 7–2
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1959
| name = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall = 8–0–1
| conference = 5–0–1
| confstanding = T–1st
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| ranking = 20
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1960
| name = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall = 8–1
| conference = 6–1
| confstanding = 2nd
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1961
| name = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall = 7–3
| conference = 5–2
| confstanding = T–2nd
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1962
| name = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall = 8–2
| conference = 7–0
| confstanding = 1st
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1963
| name = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall = 6–2–1
| conference = 5–1–1
| confstanding = 3rd
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1964
| name = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = T–3rd
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Arkansas State Teachers
| overall = 53–37–3
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 88–81–7
| bowls = no
| polltype = Rankings from final NAIA Poll
}}
References
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External links
- {{Find a Grave|149428285}}
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