Fred Taylor (American football coach)
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| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | April 30, 1920 Gunter, Texas |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Granbury, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1940–1941 | TCU |
| 1945–1946 | TCU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1965–1966 | TCU (freshmen) |
| 1967–1970 | TCU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–25–1 |
| Statistics | |
Fred Alvin Taylor (April 30, 1920 – July 21, 2013) was an American football player and coach. He served as head coach at Texas Christian University from 1967 to 1970, compiling a record of 15–25–1 before he was fired following the 1970 season.
Early life and playing career
Taylor was native of Denison, Texas. He played college football at Texas Christian University in 1940 and 1941 before entering the United States Army to serve during World War II. Taylor returned to TCU after the war and served as the football team's captain in 1946.[1]
Taylor died on July 21, 2013.[2][3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1967–1970) | |||||||||
| 1967 | TCU | 4–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1968 | TCU | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1969 | TCU | 4–6 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1970 | TCU | 4–6–1 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| TCU: | 15–25–1 | 13–15 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–25–1 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://hcnews.com/pages/updates/service-thursday-for-former-tcu-coach-fred-taylor/
- ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?n=fred-a-taylor&pid=165989035#fbLoggedOut
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