Frank "Stitch" Kyle (May 23, 1882 – October 22, 1929) was an American football player and coach.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 23, 1882 Clay County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1929 (aged 47) Clay County, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1902–1905 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1908 | Ole Miss |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1905) All-time Vandy 2nd team (1912) | |
Early years
editHe attended preparatory school at Mooney School in Franklin, Tennessee along with Red Smith and Ed Hamilton.[1]
Vanderbilt University
editKyle played for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University from 1902 to 1905. He was the first quarterback to play for Dan McGugin's Commodores, selected for All-Southern teams in 1903 and 1904. He stood 5 feet 11 inches and weighed 162 pounds.[2]
Coaching career
editOle Miss
editKyle served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in 1908. During his one-season tenure at Mississippi, Kyle compiled an overall record of three wins and five losses (3–5).[3]
Later life
editKyle later lived in Celina, Tennessee and died in 1929.
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss Rebels (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1908) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Ole Miss | 3–5 | 1–2 | 9th | |||||
| Ole Miss: | 3–5 | 0–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 3–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Mooney, Russell E.; Burke, Marianne Turpin (1964). A Mooney genealogy and miscellany with some allied lines. p. 75.
- ^ "Vanderbilt". Caduceus of Kappa Sigma. 20: 377. 1905.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Frank Kyle Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
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