Garland Frazier
Biographical details
Born(1917-04-05)April 5, 1917
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJanuary 11, 1991(1991-01-11) (aged 73)
Alma materBall State (1941)
Playing career
Football
1938–1940Ball State
1944Norman NAS
Track
c. 1940Ball State
Position(s)Fullback, tackle (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1946–1948Bicknell HS (IN)
1949–1950Hanover
1951–1960Wabash
Basketball
1946–1949Bicknell HS (IN)
1949–1950Hanover
Basketball
1946–1949Bicknell HS (IN)
c. 1950Hanover
Head coaching record
Overall59–40–7 (college football)
15–11 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 Hoosier (1949)

Garland D. Frazier (April 5, 1917 – January 11, 1991) was an American football, basketball, and track and field coach. He served as the head football coach at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana from 1949 to 1950 and Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana from 1951 to 1960, compiling a career college football coaching record of 59–40–7. Frazier was also the head basketball coach at Hanover for one season, in 1949–1950, tallying a mark of 15–11.

Playing career and military service

Frazier attended Bicknell High School in Bicknell, Indiana, where he played football and basketball, before graduating in 1935. He moved on to Indiana University, lettering for the freshman football team in 1935. Frazier transferred to Ball State Teachers College—now known as Ball State University—Muncie, Indiana, where played for three seasons as a fullback and lettered in track.

After graduating from Ball State in 1940 with a Bachelor of Science in physical education in 1940, he briefly taught and coached basketball in Guilford, Indiana before joining the United States Navy. During World War II, he was stationed at Naval Air Station Norman in Norman, Oklahoma. There he played for the Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers football as a tackle and was a teammate of Emil Sitko, who later started at the University of Notre Dame and in the National Football League (NFL).[1]

Coaching career

After earning a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma, Frazier returned to Bicknell High School in 1946, where he coached football, basketball, and track for three seasons.[2][3]

Frazier was the 24th head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, serving for ten seasons, from 1951 to 1960, and compiling a record of 48–35–6.[4][5]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Hanover Panthers (Hoosier Conference) (1949–1950)
1949 Hanover 8–0 6–0 1st
1950 Hanover 3–5–1 3–2 T–3rd
Hanover: 11–5–1 8–2
Wabash Little Giants (NCAA College Division independent) (1951–1960)
1951 Wabash 7–0–1
1952 Wabash 5–4
1953 Wabash 6–2–1
1954 Wabash 7–1–1
1955 Wabash 5–3–1
1956 Wabash 6–2–1
1957 Wabash 5–4
1958 Wabash 3–6
1959 Wabash 3–5–1
1960 Wabash 1–8
Wabash: 48–35–6
Total: 59–40–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Frazier-Bicknell Coach". The Bedford Daily-Times Mail. Bedford, Indiana. November 30, 1936. p. 12. Retrieved November 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Garland Frazier Resigns Bickbell Athletic Post". The Herland. Jasper, Indiana. February 19, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved November 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Garland Frazier Takes Hanover Grid, Cage, Job". The Terre Haute Star. Terre Haute, Indiana. Associated Press. April 1, 1949. p. 32. Retrieved November 13, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Wabash College coaching records Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Frazier, Garland D." Indiana football Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 13, 2019.


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