Frank Winters
Biographical details
Born(1894-03-31)March 31, 1894
Fort Madison, Iowa, U.S.
DiedJuly 29, 1980(1980-07-29) (aged 86)
Quincy, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materSpringfield (MA)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1908–1909Springfield (MA)
1910–1912Central Missouri
1912–1913Madison HS
1914–1920Rockford HS
1920–1922Illinois
1922–1928Oak Park HS
Head coaching record
OverallBasketball (120-22, .833)
Football (83-26-9, .761)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
IHSA Boys Basketball Champion (1919)
2× IHSA Boys Track & Field Champion (1923, 1924)

Frank Winters (March 31, 1894 – July 29, 1980) was American football and basketball coach in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Madison High School (WI)

Winters began coaching football in 1912 at Madison High School in Madison, Wisconsin. His 2-year stay in Madison brought forth an undefeated season as well as a weather shortened season, compiling a total record of 9 wins and 1 loss.[1]

Rockford Central High School

Winters left Madison and moved south to Rockford, Illinois and began coaching at Rockford Central High School. While at Rockford, Winters' basketball teams compiled 95 wins while suffering only 12 losses. During the 1918–19 season, Winters guided his team to an I.H.S.A. state championship with a 39–20 victory over Springfield High School. During this same time frame, Winters also coached Rockford's football team. Between 1914 and 1919, his football teams won 39 games, lost 12 while tying 3. Rockford joined the Big 7 conference in 1917, with Rockford winning the football title the same year.

University of Illinois

In 1920, Winters departed Rockford and became the head basketball coach of the University of Illinois.[2] During his two-year stint as coach of the Fighting Illini, he had a 25-12 record.[3]

Oak Park & River Forest

After departing from the University of Illinois, Winters returned to high school coaching at Oak Park & River Forest High School. While coaching the Huskies, Winters headed the football and track & field teams. His football teams compiled an overall record of 35 wins, 13 losses and 6 ties. The track & field teams won 2 Illinois Interscholastic state titles.[4]

Head coaching record

High school basketball

Season Team Season Record Postseason
1915-16 Rockford Central (H.S) 19-2 Elite Eight
1916-17 Rockford Central (H.S) 19-2 Sweet 16
1917-18 Rockford Central (H.S) 19-2 Sweet 16
1918-19 Rockford Central (H.S) 23-1 State Champs
1919-20 Rockford Central (H.S) 15-5 Sweet 16
Total Rockford Central (H.S.) 95-12 0.887

High school football

Season Team Season Record
1912 Madison High School (WI) 6-0-0
1913 Madison High School (WI) 3-1-0
1914 Rockford Central (H.S) 5-5-0
1915 Rockford Central (H.S) 7-1-1
1916 Rockford Central (H.S) 7-3-1
1917 Rockford Central (H.S) 9-1-0
1918 Rockford Central (H.S) 3-0-1
1919 Rockford Central (H.S) 8-2-0
1922 Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) 7-0-1
1923 Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) 7-1-0
1924 Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) 7-0-1
1925 Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) 6-1-1
1926 Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) 0-5-2
1927 Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) 6-1-0
1928 Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) 2-5-1
Total 83-26-9

High school track and field

Season Team Season Record
1923 Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) State Champion
1924 Oak Park & River Forest (H.S) State Champion
Total Oak Park & River Forest (H.S)

College basketball

Season Team Season Record Conf. Record Place
1920-21 Illinois 11-7 7-5 T-4th
1921-22 Illinois 14-5 7-5 T-4th
Total Illinois 25-12 14-10

References

  1. ^ Football Madison Style By Wayne Kelliher, ISBN 1932542051, 9781932542059
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Illinois Basketball Records". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  4. ^ Oak Park and River Forest coaching records
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