Foy Hammons
American football player and coach (1894–1961)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1894-01-22)January 22, 1894 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1961(1961-07-16) (aged 67) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1913–1915 | Jonesboro Aggies |
| 1919 | Jonesboro Aggies |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1919–1921 | Jonesboro Aggies |
| 1926–1930 | Ouachita Baptist |
| 1931–1933 | Arkansas A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 44–32–13 (college) |
Foy Hayden Hammons (January 22, 1894 – July 16, 1961) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the First District Agricultural School of Jonesboro, Arkansas—now known as Arkansas State University—from 1919 to 1921, at Ouachita Baptist University from 1926 to 1930, and at Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as the University of Arkansas at Monticello—from 1931 to 1933, compiling a career college football record of 44–32–13.
Hammons also coached high school football at Pine Bluff High School and Hope High School in Arkansas. He died in 1961 after a long illness.[1]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Jonesboro Aggies (Independent) (1919–1921) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Jonesboro Aggies | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1920 | Jonesboro Aggies | 3–3 | |||||||
| 1921 | Jonesboro Aggies | 3–2–1 | |||||||
| Jonesboro Aggies: | 8–10–1 | ||||||||
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Independent) (1926) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–0–1 | |||||||
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Arkansas Association) (1927) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–1–2 | |||||||
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Independent) (1928–1930) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1929 | Ouachita Baptist | 3–5–2 | |||||||
| 1930 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Ouachita Baptist: | 25–12–7 | ||||||||
| Arkansas A&M Boll Weevils (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1931–1933) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Arkansas A&M | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1932 | Arkansas A&M | 2–5–2 | |||||||
| 1933 | Arkansas A&M | 2–3–2 | |||||||
| Arkansas A&M: | 11–10–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 44–32–13 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Foy Hammons Dies After Long Illness". The Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. Associated Press. July 17, 1961. p. 9. Retrieved January 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
- Foy Hammons at Find a Grave
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Arkansas State Red Wolves head football coaches
- F. T. Parks (1911–1912)
- Clinton Young (1913)
- Earl W. Brannon (1914–1917)
- No team (1918)
- Foy Hammons (1919–1921)
- Tom Dandelet (1922–1923)
- Bill Stanley (1924)
- Herbert Schwartz (1925–1930)
- Jack Dale (1931–1932)
- Elza T. Renfro (1933)
- Tommy Mills (1934–1935)
- Leslie Speck (1936–1938)
- Bill Adams (1939–1941)
- No team (1942–1944)
- Ike Tomlinson (1945)
- Forrest England (1946–1953)
- Glen Harmeson (1954)
- Gene Harlow (1955–1957)
- Hugh Taylor (1958–1959)
- King Block (1960–1962)
- Bennie Ellender (1963–1970)
- Bill Davidson (1971–1978)
- Larry Lacewell (1979–1989)
- Al Kincaid (1990–1991)
- Ray Perkins (1992)
- John Bobo (1993–1996)
- Joe Hollis (1997–2001)
- Steve Roberts (2002–2010)
- Hugh Freeze (2011)
- David Gunn # (2011)
- Gus Malzahn (2012)
- John Thompson # (2012)
- Bryan Harsin (2013)
- John Thompson # (2013)
- Blake Anderson (2014–2020)
- Butch Jones (2021– )
# denotes interim coach
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