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"Is AR the most influential state of all time for college football?"

Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:11 pm
Posted by LOCO5150
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Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:11 pm
I did search and didn't find anything, and this is an old article albeit the first time I've seen it, but with all of the coaching tree discussions....How about a State coaching tree?

I think this article is the end all of that discussion, and AR is the hands down winner.

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Paul “Bear” Bryant: born in Fordyce, Arkansas.

Frank Broyles: Coach Broyles was the head coach at the University of Arkansas for 19 years, compiling a record of 149-62-6 (69 winning percentage), making him the all-time winningest coach in school history. Coach Broyles won a national championship in 1964 and seven Southwest Conference titles from 1958-1976.

Lou Holtz: Holtz won the Paul “Bear” Bryant Award in 1977 after leading Arkansas to a 1978 Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma. Had Oklahoma won that game, it would have been the third national championship in four years for the Sooners. OU was coached by Barry Switzer.

Houston Nutt: Coach Nutt won three SEC West titles and was named SEC Coach of the Year three times. In 1998 Coach Nutt was awarded coach of the year by The Football News for leading Arkansas to a 9-3 record after being picked to finish last in the SEC West during the preseason.

Jimmy Johnson: Jimmy Johnson played his college ball at the University of Arkansas before becoming the defensive coordinator under Broyles from 1973-1976. Coach Johnson won the 1987 national championship at Miami before taking over as the Dallas Cowboys head coach in 1989. While in Dallas, Johnson won the Super Bowl in 1992 and 1993. The foundation Johnson laid for the Cowboys set up another Super Bowl win in 1995. Johnson’s coaching tree includes native Arkansans Tommy Tuberville and Butch Davis. Johnson also helped start the careers of Norv Turner, Dave Wannstedt and Dave Campo.

Barry Switzer: Switzer played for the Razorbacks from 1956-1960 before taking a position as an assistant from 1961-1965 with the Hogs. Coach Switzer was born in Crossett, Arkansas. As the head coach at University of Oklahoma from 1973-1988, Barry Switzer had a college record of 157-29-4, winning three national championships (1974, 1975 and 1985) and won 12 Big Eight Conference Titles. Coach Switzer won 82 percent of his games at OU. His teams finished in the Top 10 of the AP Poll 12 times during his tenure. He won Super Bowl XXX in 1995 as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

Ken Hatfield: Ken Hatfield was born in Helena, Arkansas. He played at Arkansas under Frank Broyles, was the head coach at Arkansas from 1984-1989 compiling a record of 55-17 with three 10 winning seasons—1985, 1988 and 1989

Butch Davis: Coach Davis was a defensive end for the Razorbacks before starting his coaching career at Fayetteville High School in Arkansas. Coach Davis helped turn the University of Miami program around and laid down the tracks for success for Larry Coker and their BCS Championship winning team in 2001.

Hayden Fry: Coach Fry got his big coaching break when Frank Broyles brought him on staff as his offensive backfield coach in 1961. After Arkansas was the Southwest Conference co-champions that same year, SMU hired Fry as their head coach for the 1962 season.

Johnny Majors: Coach Majors may be considered “Mr. Rocky Top,” but before he became the head coach at Tennessee he was an assistant under Frank Broyles from 1964-1967.



Other coaches born in AR:
Fred Akers
Gus Malzahn
Charlie Strong
Tommy Tuberville
Fitz Hill

Other assistant coaches at AR:
Joe Gibbs
Garrick McGee
Monte Kiffin

Other AR football influences:
Jerry Jones
Pat Summerall
Posted by blzr
Keeneland
Member since Mar 2011
30084 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:12 pm to
I think the state has to have a championship first.
Posted by Masterag
'Round Dallas
Member since Sep 2014
18798 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:13 pm to
tl;dr

no
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
15512 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:13 pm to
No
Posted by CapstoneGrad06
Little Rock
Member since Nov 2008
72141 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:14 pm to
How often does this thread have to be started? I bet the last time was October 2012.
Posted by DecaturAU
Birmignham, AL
Member since Jan 2011
780 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:14 pm to
ISWYDT, subtle troll.
Posted by DuncanIdaho
Ouray, CO
Member since Feb 2013
14970 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:15 pm to
quote:

Gus Malzahn

Born in Irving, TX
Posted by RonBurgundySliver
SW MO
Member since Oct 2013
615 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:18 pm to
Don't sell yourselves short. ARKY is the most influential place on planet earth for everything!
Quit being modest.
This post was edited on 11/19/14 at 2:19 pm
Posted by Stuttgart Tiger
Branson, MO
Member since Jan 2006
14528 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:19 pm to
Don't forget Jimmy "Red" Parker (Clemson & The Cidital), Dwight Adams (Buffalo Bills Recruiting coordinator back in the 90s) and Larry Lacewell (Dallas Cowboys).

Not as well known coaches, but still came from Arkansas and succeeded at a high level.

Also Art Kaufman is currently the DC at the Univ. of California. He's bounced around all over the place including a couple stops with Tommy Tubervile (Auburn and Tx. Tech).
This post was edited on 11/19/14 at 2:24 pm
Posted by kudzoo
Member since Nov 2011
656 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:24 pm to
Not even close.

Per the College Football Data Warehouse, Arkansas is 23rd in terms of relevance.

Alabama is #1.
Posted by piggilicious
Member since Jan 2011
37295 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:28 pm to
quote:

ARKY is the most influential place on planet earth for everything!


good point.
Posted by Arksulli
Fayetteville
Member since Aug 2014
25173 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:30 pm to
quote:

Don't sell yourselves short. ARKY is the most influential place on planet earth for everything!


It is a terrible burden we bear.
Posted by pioneerbasketball
Team Bunchie
Member since Oct 2005
132211 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:40 pm to
Ohio
Posted by NoOneIsTheBear
Member since Dec 2013
25 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:44 pm to
OHIO

Jim Harbaugh
John Harbaugh
John Heisman
Don James
Bob Stoops
Chuck Noll
Paul Brown
Les Miles
Ara Parsegian
Lou Holtz
Bo Schembbechler
Urban Meyer
Jim Tressel
Don Shula
Woody Hayes
Posted by Serraneaux
South of 30a
Member since Mar 2014
19602 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:45 pm to
You realize that several states could come up with a great list of coaches who coached somewhere in the state or were born in that state, right?

Off the top of my head, Tennessee ties:

Bobby Dodd
General Neyland
Steve Spurrier - national title
Ray Graves
Phil Fulmer - national title
Bill Belechek - born in Nashville, 3 Super Bowls
Johnny Majors - National title
Watson Brown
Mack Brown - national title
John Cooper
Lloyd Carr - national title
David Cutcliffe
Jon Gruden - Super Bowl champion
Tommy West
Walt Harris
John Barnhill
Bill Battle
Bowden Wyatt
Boots Donnelly
Larry Lacewell, Jimmy Johnson, Jackie Sherrill were all Majors assistants so I will claim them as well

This post was edited on 11/19/14 at 3:40 pm
Posted by Rantavious
Bossier ''get down'' City
Member since Jan 2007
2079 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 2:46 pm to
quote:

Paul “Bear” Bryant: born in Fordyce, Arkansas.


But what does this have to do with Arkansas being influential when he neither played, nor coached in Arkansas.

Obama was born in Kenya. Are they the most influential sub-Saharan country?
Posted by BammerDelendaEst
Member since Jan 2014
2212 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 3:05 pm to
Gus Malzahn was actually born in Irving, TX.
Posted by LOCO5150
NWA
Member since Sep 2011
4867 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 3:10 pm to
quote:

Gus Malzahn was actually born in Irving, TX.


But he got here as fast as he could..??

I actually didn't know that. Was quoting from the article. Cut his teeth in AR, but you are correct.
Posted by Porky
Member since Aug 2008
19102 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 3:36 pm to
I didn't think Fitz Hill was ever president of 'Ouachita Baptist' (University) as the article indicates. I was thinking it was Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock. But he did play football at OBU.
This post was edited on 11/19/14 at 3:46 pm
Posted by NOTORlOUSD
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2010
5051 posts
Posted on 11/19/14 at 3:38 pm to
Bobby Dodd should be on the TN list, but Ohio (specifically NE Ohio) is the answer.
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