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re: Frank Broyles has passed away at 92
Posted on 8/14/17 at 4:12 pm to beaver
Posted on 8/14/17 at 4:12 pm to beaver
What a blow for Arkansas, college football and the old Southwest Conference.
I had a friend who went to Arkansas who was working in a Fayetteville mall during an Arkansas home football game, and in strolls Frank Broyles.
The guy asked what's up? And Broyles told him his doctor told him to leave Arkansas games when he felt stressed, because of his heart condition.
The man WAS Arkansas football.
I had a friend who went to Arkansas who was working in a Fayetteville mall during an Arkansas home football game, and in strolls Frank Broyles.
The guy asked what's up? And Broyles told him his doctor told him to leave Arkansas games when he felt stressed, because of his heart condition.
The man WAS Arkansas football.
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Posted on 8/14/17 at 4:12 pm to BuzzSaw 12
And here's why he "bolted" from Mizzou. (from the book, of course)
"A lot of people were disturbed Frank was here only one year," John Kadlec said, "but Arkansas offered double the amount of money he was making. We said we'd give him a fifteen hundred dollar raise, which would have taken him to 14-5 or 15 thousand. And he got 28 at Arkansas. Frank had four kids. I didn't blame him one bit."
Kadlec went on to say, "I really, really, really admired Frank Broyles. He was one heck of an offensive-minded coach , and he was a wonderful organizer. If he had stayed here—no offense to the coaches who followed him—I think he's one the guy who would have won a national championship at Missouri."
"A lot of people were disturbed Frank was here only one year," John Kadlec said, "but Arkansas offered double the amount of money he was making. We said we'd give him a fifteen hundred dollar raise, which would have taken him to 14-5 or 15 thousand. And he got 28 at Arkansas. Frank had four kids. I didn't blame him one bit."
Kadlec went on to say, "I really, really, really admired Frank Broyles. He was one heck of an offensive-minded coach , and he was a wonderful organizer. If he had stayed here—no offense to the coaches who followed him—I think he's one the guy who would have won a national championship at Missouri."
Posted on 8/14/17 at 4:21 pm to Mizzou Mule
Had no idea he was at Mizzou until I read his obit.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 4:43 pm to RD Dawg
I forgot that he was fired by ABC for not reporting Bo Jackson's rib injury. ABC was a bunch of pussies even back then.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 4:55 pm to texashorn
Why are small-minded Aggies downvoting every post? You people are creeps.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 4:56 pm to Carolina_Girl
What's with all the down votes for people saying RIP?
Great coach and a better man. 92 is a great life.
Great coach and a better man. 92 is a great life.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 4:57 pm to beaver
Fine man/gentleman....May God bless him.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 5:01 pm to beaver
He was a great man. He made things happen on a big scale.
RIP, Coach Broyles.
RIP, Coach Broyles.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 5:10 pm to Central Pork
I loved him and Keith Jackson broadcasting ABC games on Saturday...Whoa Nellie!!! If you are younger than 50 then you don't remember what TV was like back then in the fifties and sixties and up to really 1980.
Only 1 or 2 games broadcasted every Saturday...that's it. Once in a while you'd get a treat and see a regional broadcast and then a national broadcast. Thank God Georgia and Oklahoma helped push through the event of multiple games and the new internet was slowly making itself available to homes....and it was done via threats of lawsuits. Thus was born college football was we now know it.
Rip Coach Broyles.
Only 1 or 2 games broadcasted every Saturday...that's it. Once in a while you'd get a treat and see a regional broadcast and then a national broadcast. Thank God Georgia and Oklahoma helped push through the event of multiple games and the new internet was slowly making itself available to homes....and it was done via threats of lawsuits. Thus was born college football was we now know it.
Rip Coach Broyles.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 5:22 pm to Mizzou Mule
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Kadlec went on to say, "I really, really, really admired Frank Broyles. He was one heck of an offensive-minded coach , and he was a wonderful organizer. If he had stayed here—no offense to the coaches who followed him—I think he's one the guy who would have won a national championship at Missouri."
He meant a lot to the state of Arkansas.
Broyles was gifted at getting the best offensive and defensive minds on his coaching staff. If you watch clips from the '62 season he was running a pro style offense that was pass happy by the standards of the era. Once the wishbone came around he switched to that and didn't look back. Whatever system worked he was willing to go with.
His ability to build the infrastructure of Arkansas athletics was incredible. For a state with the population and economy of Arkansas to have world class facilities is astounding and Broyles built them.
Broyles was once called the most powerful man in the state of Arkansas. And I think, if memory serves me correctly, that it was Bill Clinton, then the governor, who said that. It is hard for modern fans to understand the influence that Broyles had state wide.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 5:23 pm to reel_gator8
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Thank God Georgia and Oklahoma helped push through the event of multiple games and the new internet was slowly making itself available to homes....and it was done via threats of lawsuits.
Wasn't a threat.It was a lawsuit that went all the way to the Supreme Court and believe me the NCAA has not forgotten.We've paid the price ever since.
You're welcome college football!!
Posted on 8/14/17 at 5:28 pm to RD Dawg
Georgia and Oklahoma were the plaintiffs in the case against the NCAA, which before 1984 severely limited national TV appearances.
Excuse me, I misread your comment.
Excuse me, I misread your comment.
This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:03 pm to beaver
Another legend gone. RIP
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:06 pm to samson73103
Arkansas athletics owes everything it has been, everything it is, and everything it will be to Frank. The entire college football world lost a great one today. RIP coach
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:06 pm to beaver
Frank Broyles career numbers...
Playing Career
Georgia Tech QB 1944-1946
1944 SEC Player of the Year
Orange, Gator, Cotton Bowls Hall of Fame
Georgia Tech Hall of Fame
Head Coaching Career
Missouri Tigers
1957: 5-4-1
Arkansas Razorbacks
1958-1976: 144-58-5
1964 National Champions
1964 AFCA Coach of the Year
1964 Sporting News Coach of the Year
1959, 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 75 Conference Champions
Top 10 Finishes: 9
Top 5 Finishes: 3
Top 15 Finishes: 11
Top 25 Finishes: 12
Sugar Bowl Appearances: 4
Cotton Bowl Appearances: 4
Longest Win Streak: 22 games(1964-65)
1983 College Football Hall of Fame
Arkansas Athletic Director(1974-2007)
National Championships: 43
Conference Championships: 104
Hired the first Black Head Basketball Coach in the South.
Responsible for Arkansas' facilities foot race which began with the building of Bud Walton Arena.
Responsible for the first major conference realignment when Arkansas left the SWC to join the SEC in 1991.
Playing Career
Georgia Tech QB 1944-1946
1944 SEC Player of the Year
Orange, Gator, Cotton Bowls Hall of Fame
Georgia Tech Hall of Fame
Head Coaching Career
Missouri Tigers
1957: 5-4-1
Arkansas Razorbacks
1958-1976: 144-58-5
1964 National Champions
1964 AFCA Coach of the Year
1964 Sporting News Coach of the Year
1959, 60, 61, 64, 65, 68, 75 Conference Champions
Top 10 Finishes: 9
Top 5 Finishes: 3
Top 15 Finishes: 11
Top 25 Finishes: 12
Sugar Bowl Appearances: 4
Cotton Bowl Appearances: 4
Longest Win Streak: 22 games(1964-65)
1983 College Football Hall of Fame
Arkansas Athletic Director(1974-2007)
National Championships: 43
Conference Championships: 104
Hired the first Black Head Basketball Coach in the South.
Responsible for Arkansas' facilities foot race which began with the building of Bud Walton Arena.
Responsible for the first major conference realignment when Arkansas left the SWC to join the SEC in 1991.
This post was edited on 8/14/17 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:13 pm to oleheat
A great coach, a great broadcaster, and a great southern gentleman. We lost another classic today. RIP Coach Broyles. Bama nation sends thoughts and prayers to our Hog brethren on their loss today.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:17 pm to phil4bama
OBITUARY
Frank Broyles always said he lived a charmed life, and it was true. He leaves behind a multitude of legacies certain never to be replicated. Whether it was his unparalleled career in college athletics, as an athlete, coach, athletics administrator and broadcaster, or his tireless work in the fourth quarter of his life as an Alzheimer’s advocate, his passion was always the catalyst for changing the world around him for the better.
He felt he was blessed to work for more than 55 years in the only job he ever wanted, first as head football coach and then as athletic director at the University of Arkansas. An optimist and a visionary who looked at life with an attitude of gratitude, Broyles lived life to the fullest for 92 years, almost 60 of them in his adopted state of Arkansas. To all who knew him, including thousands of Razorback fans who never met him, he was Coach Broyles, ambassador to the Razorback Nation and the state of Arkansas. To countless others, he was an advocate for caregivers around the world.
Coach Broyles, 92, died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease, on August 14, 2017. A man of faith and a true Southern gentleman, Coach Broyles was a native of Decatur, Ga., but adopted Arkansas as his home in December 1957, when he became the head football coach for the University of Arkansas. He leaves an unmatched legacy of more than five decades of service to the University of Arkansas, the Razorback athletic program, and Arkansas.
Born Dec., 1924, to O.T. and Mary Louise Solms Broyles in Atlanta, Broyles was the youngest of five children and was a three-sport athlete throughout high school and college. He received a B.S. degree in industrial management from Georgia Tech University in 1947, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball and set numerous records as quarterback of the Yellow Jacket football team. He led the Yellow Jackets to four football bowl appearances, was twice All-SEC and was the 1944 SEC Player of the Year.
He joined the U.S. Navy Reserve in 1942 just prior to his 18th birthday. While still at Georgia Tech, he was activated in early 1945 and served until the spring of 1946. In 1945, he married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Day, who remained his sweetheart until 2004, when she died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Coach Broyles and Barbara had four sons, Jack (Janet) Broyles, Hank (Mary Bassett) Broyles, Dan (Debra) Broyles and Tommy (Tisha) Broyles; twin daughters, Betsy (David) Arnold and Linda (Jim) Mayes; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. In December 2005, Broyles married the former Gen Whitehead of Fayetteville, doubling the size of his family to include Gen’s seven children, Bruun (Kim Willis) Whitehead, Kathleen (George) Paulson, Eric (Jennifer) Whitehead, Joan (John) Threet, Ruth (Kevin) Trainor, Ted (Kelley) Whitehead and Philip (Kamron) Whitehead, as well as 13 grandchildren. Additionally, he is survived by his sister, Louise Broyles Ferguson of Cornelia, Ga., and numerous nieces and nephews. Broyles was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers (O.T. Broyles Jr., Charles Edward Broyles and Bill Broyles).
Following his graduation from Georgia Tech, Broyles was drafted in three sports, baseball, basketball and football, but he turned down professional offers to become an assistant football coach for Bob Woodruff at Baylor. After three years in Waco, he moved with Woodruff to Florida. A year later, Coach Bobby Dodd hired Broyles as the offensive backfield coach at Georgia Tech, and the team promptly rolled to a 31-game winning streak. In 1957, Broyles was named head football coach at the University of Missouri where he served one season before receiving an offer from UA Athletic Director John Barnhill to come to the University of Arkansas.
Frank Broyles always said he lived a charmed life, and it was true. He leaves behind a multitude of legacies certain never to be replicated. Whether it was his unparalleled career in college athletics, as an athlete, coach, athletics administrator and broadcaster, or his tireless work in the fourth quarter of his life as an Alzheimer’s advocate, his passion was always the catalyst for changing the world around him for the better.
He felt he was blessed to work for more than 55 years in the only job he ever wanted, first as head football coach and then as athletic director at the University of Arkansas. An optimist and a visionary who looked at life with an attitude of gratitude, Broyles lived life to the fullest for 92 years, almost 60 of them in his adopted state of Arkansas. To all who knew him, including thousands of Razorback fans who never met him, he was Coach Broyles, ambassador to the Razorback Nation and the state of Arkansas. To countless others, he was an advocate for caregivers around the world.
Coach Broyles, 92, died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease, on August 14, 2017. A man of faith and a true Southern gentleman, Coach Broyles was a native of Decatur, Ga., but adopted Arkansas as his home in December 1957, when he became the head football coach for the University of Arkansas. He leaves an unmatched legacy of more than five decades of service to the University of Arkansas, the Razorback athletic program, and Arkansas.
Born Dec., 1924, to O.T. and Mary Louise Solms Broyles in Atlanta, Broyles was the youngest of five children and was a three-sport athlete throughout high school and college. He received a B.S. degree in industrial management from Georgia Tech University in 1947, where he lettered in football, basketball and baseball and set numerous records as quarterback of the Yellow Jacket football team. He led the Yellow Jackets to four football bowl appearances, was twice All-SEC and was the 1944 SEC Player of the Year.
He joined the U.S. Navy Reserve in 1942 just prior to his 18th birthday. While still at Georgia Tech, he was activated in early 1945 and served until the spring of 1946. In 1945, he married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Day, who remained his sweetheart until 2004, when she died from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Coach Broyles and Barbara had four sons, Jack (Janet) Broyles, Hank (Mary Bassett) Broyles, Dan (Debra) Broyles and Tommy (Tisha) Broyles; twin daughters, Betsy (David) Arnold and Linda (Jim) Mayes; 17 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. In December 2005, Broyles married the former Gen Whitehead of Fayetteville, doubling the size of his family to include Gen’s seven children, Bruun (Kim Willis) Whitehead, Kathleen (George) Paulson, Eric (Jennifer) Whitehead, Joan (John) Threet, Ruth (Kevin) Trainor, Ted (Kelley) Whitehead and Philip (Kamron) Whitehead, as well as 13 grandchildren. Additionally, he is survived by his sister, Louise Broyles Ferguson of Cornelia, Ga., and numerous nieces and nephews. Broyles was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers (O.T. Broyles Jr., Charles Edward Broyles and Bill Broyles).
Following his graduation from Georgia Tech, Broyles was drafted in three sports, baseball, basketball and football, but he turned down professional offers to become an assistant football coach for Bob Woodruff at Baylor. After three years in Waco, he moved with Woodruff to Florida. A year later, Coach Bobby Dodd hired Broyles as the offensive backfield coach at Georgia Tech, and the team promptly rolled to a 31-game winning streak. In 1957, Broyles was named head football coach at the University of Missouri where he served one season before receiving an offer from UA Athletic Director John Barnhill to come to the University of Arkansas.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:17 pm to Hawgeye
Broyles arrived in Fayetteville in December 1957, beginning a more than five-decade affiliation with the University of Arkansas and the Razorbacks as a coach and athletics administrator. In 19 seasons (1958-76) as the Razorbacks’ head football coach, Broyles amassed a record of 144-58-5, seven Southwest Conference (SWC) titles, 10 bowl bids, 20 All-Americans and 88 All-SWC selections.
In 1964, Broyles led the Razorback football team to an undefeated season that culminated in a 10-7 win over Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl. The National Championship was awarded to the Razorbacks by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) following the bowl games. The Cotton Bowl was part of a school record 22-game winning streak launched in the final game of the 1963 season and ending in the 1966 Cotton Bowl.
In 1973, Broyles was named UA Director of Athletics, a title he balanced with his head coaching duties until 1976 when he retired as Razorback head coach. Soon after his retirement from coaching and while still serving as athletics director, Broyles made a move to the broadcasting booth working alongside legendary sports announcer Keith Jackson with ABC’s college football coverage for nine years.
During his 33 ½ years as Athletic Director (1976-2007), Broyles transformed the Razorbacks from a program competitive primarily in football to one of the most successful all-sports programs in the nation. His vision and leadership was the driving force behind the University of Arkansas moving to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1990. The move set the stage for the program’s growth and future success while dramatically changing the landscape of intercollegiate athletics.
Arkansas won 43 national titles, 57 SWC titles, and 48 SEC titles, and the football team went to 22 bowl games during his tenure as athletic director. Broyles worked tirelessly to build and renovate athletic venues including Bud Walton Arena, Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Baum Stadium at George Cole Field, John McDonnell Field and the Mary B. and Fred W. Smith Razorback Golf Center. Following his tenure as athletic director, Broyles continued to serve the program at the Razorback Foundation (2008-14).
Broyles garnered numerous prestigious awards throughout his career and was inducted into more than a dozen Halls of Fame. A member of the inaugural class of the UA Sports Hall of Honor, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. He is also a member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame, Gator Bowl Hall of Fame, Georgia Tech Hall of Fame, Orange Bowl Hall of Fame, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame, SWC Hall of Fame and the State of Georgia Hall of Fame among others.
Broyles was honored by the National Football Foundation as the 2000 recipient of the John L. Toner Award for outstanding achievement as an athletic director. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette named him the most influential figure in athletics in the state during the 20th century. Broyles was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, including serving as its chairman from 1971-73 and later being named as a Lifetime Trustee of the organization.
In 1996, the Broyles Award was created in recognition of his long-standing history of developing successful assistant coaches. The Broyles Award is given annually to college football’s top assistant coach. In 2007, the field at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium was dedicated as Frank Broyles Field.
In 2013, a bronze statue of him was dedicated in front of the Broyles Athletic Center, the athletics administration building which also bears his name.
In 1982, Coach Broyles chaired the “Campaign for Books” at the University of Arkansas, and more than 100,000 volumes were added to the University Libraries. He was co-chair of the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century that raised $1.046 billion for the university and has been a generous personal benefactor to the university’s academic programs. In 2015, Broyles earned an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Arkansas.
Broyles was an avid golfer and a member of the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., for more than a half-century. Seven times Broyles hosted the awards ceremony at the Masters, including presenting the coveted “Green Jacket” to such legendary golfers as Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. In 1982, Broyles appeared in the TV miniseries “The Blue and The Gray.” Broyles played the doctor who pronounced President Abraham Lincoln (played by Gregory Peck) dead after being shot at Ford’s Theater.
Beyond his professional career in athletics, Broyles’ second legacy is his personal commitment to improving the quality of life for those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and their loved ones. In 2006, Coach Broyles established the Barbara Broyles Legacy, later becoming the Frank & Barbara Broyles Legacy Foundation.
From 2005-10, Coach Broyles appeared before governmental agencies in Washington, D.C., and served on the White House Council on Aging. He spoke throughout the country at countless events and seminars on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association, as well as private eldercare organizations.
In 2006, he turned his energies toward the publication and national distribution of a guidebook for caregivers, entitled “Coach Broyles’ Playbook for Alzheimer’s Caregivers” which is based on his family’s personal experience caring for his first wife, Barbara Day, in their home. To date, more than one million copies of the playbook have been distributed.
A private family burial will be held at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville. A public celebration of his life will be held on the University of Arkansas campus at a date to be determined.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions may be made to the Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation (BroylesFoundation.org) or Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville.
In 1964, Broyles led the Razorback football team to an undefeated season that culminated in a 10-7 win over Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl. The National Championship was awarded to the Razorbacks by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) following the bowl games. The Cotton Bowl was part of a school record 22-game winning streak launched in the final game of the 1963 season and ending in the 1966 Cotton Bowl.
In 1973, Broyles was named UA Director of Athletics, a title he balanced with his head coaching duties until 1976 when he retired as Razorback head coach. Soon after his retirement from coaching and while still serving as athletics director, Broyles made a move to the broadcasting booth working alongside legendary sports announcer Keith Jackson with ABC’s college football coverage for nine years.
During his 33 ½ years as Athletic Director (1976-2007), Broyles transformed the Razorbacks from a program competitive primarily in football to one of the most successful all-sports programs in the nation. His vision and leadership was the driving force behind the University of Arkansas moving to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1990. The move set the stage for the program’s growth and future success while dramatically changing the landscape of intercollegiate athletics.
Arkansas won 43 national titles, 57 SWC titles, and 48 SEC titles, and the football team went to 22 bowl games during his tenure as athletic director. Broyles worked tirelessly to build and renovate athletic venues including Bud Walton Arena, Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, Baum Stadium at George Cole Field, John McDonnell Field and the Mary B. and Fred W. Smith Razorback Golf Center. Following his tenure as athletic director, Broyles continued to serve the program at the Razorback Foundation (2008-14).
Broyles garnered numerous prestigious awards throughout his career and was inducted into more than a dozen Halls of Fame. A member of the inaugural class of the UA Sports Hall of Honor, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983. He is also a member of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame, Gator Bowl Hall of Fame, Georgia Tech Hall of Fame, Orange Bowl Hall of Fame, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame, SWC Hall of Fame and the State of Georgia Hall of Fame among others.
Broyles was honored by the National Football Foundation as the 2000 recipient of the John L. Toner Award for outstanding achievement as an athletic director. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette named him the most influential figure in athletics in the state during the 20th century. Broyles was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, including serving as its chairman from 1971-73 and later being named as a Lifetime Trustee of the organization.
In 1996, the Broyles Award was created in recognition of his long-standing history of developing successful assistant coaches. The Broyles Award is given annually to college football’s top assistant coach. In 2007, the field at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium was dedicated as Frank Broyles Field.
In 2013, a bronze statue of him was dedicated in front of the Broyles Athletic Center, the athletics administration building which also bears his name.
In 1982, Coach Broyles chaired the “Campaign for Books” at the University of Arkansas, and more than 100,000 volumes were added to the University Libraries. He was co-chair of the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century that raised $1.046 billion for the university and has been a generous personal benefactor to the university’s academic programs. In 2015, Broyles earned an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Arkansas.
Broyles was an avid golfer and a member of the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., for more than a half-century. Seven times Broyles hosted the awards ceremony at the Masters, including presenting the coveted “Green Jacket” to such legendary golfers as Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. In 1982, Broyles appeared in the TV miniseries “The Blue and The Gray.” Broyles played the doctor who pronounced President Abraham Lincoln (played by Gregory Peck) dead after being shot at Ford’s Theater.
Beyond his professional career in athletics, Broyles’ second legacy is his personal commitment to improving the quality of life for those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and their loved ones. In 2006, Coach Broyles established the Barbara Broyles Legacy, later becoming the Frank & Barbara Broyles Legacy Foundation.
From 2005-10, Coach Broyles appeared before governmental agencies in Washington, D.C., and served on the White House Council on Aging. He spoke throughout the country at countless events and seminars on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association, as well as private eldercare organizations.
In 2006, he turned his energies toward the publication and national distribution of a guidebook for caregivers, entitled “Coach Broyles’ Playbook for Alzheimer’s Caregivers” which is based on his family’s personal experience caring for his first wife, Barbara Day, in their home. To date, more than one million copies of the playbook have been distributed.
A private family burial will be held at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville. A public celebration of his life will be held on the University of Arkansas campus at a date to be determined.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions may be made to the Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation (BroylesFoundation.org) or Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:20 pm to Hawgeye
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Bret Bielema, Arkansas Head Football Coach
Few people have had the vision and strength to guide so many. Coach Broyles shook my hand at my first day on the job and has been there for me ever since. The walls that we walk through today as a program were created by the things that he built. Coach Broyles is the standard of leadership in the state of Arkansas and all of college football. His impact on the game will always be felt and will never be forgotten.
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Greg Sankey, SEC Commissioner
Frank Broyles made a lifelong impact on thousands of Arkansas student-athletes and millions of fans and alumni, all who knew him as Coach Broyles, while positively altering the course of the University of Arkansas and the entire state of Arkansas. He fostered a unique loyalty to Arkansas Athletics and promoted the Razorback brand nationwide. As the Razorbacks Athletics Director, he played a significant role in the history of the Southeastern Conference when he guided the transition of Arkansas into the SEC. He was a man of significant accomplishment who charted the course of a preeminent college athletics program for more than five decades and his legacy will continue to impact the University of Arkansas, the
SEC and all of college athletics for many years to come.
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Steve Spurrier, former Florida and South Carolina Head Coach; Heisman Trophy Winner
Coach Broyles was my kind of coach; one I truly admired and respected. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather, as well as a National Championship Hall of Fame coach. The last time I played golf with Coach Broyles – and we played together several times – was at Augusta in 1996. Coach Broyles shot 1-under and beat us all easily. He’s now in a place where the fairways and greens are always perfect. He was one of the best to ever coach college football.
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Jerry Jones, player on 1964 Arkansas national championship team; Dallas Cowboys President and General Manager; NFL Hall of Famer
This is an immeasurable loss of a man whose personality and presence touched millions of athletes, students, coaches and fans for more than seven decades—a man whose spirit and impact on lives will continue to be felt for generations to come.
Coach Broyles was a life changing influence for me both from a personal and professional perspective.
He taught me, and he taught all of his players, how to be prepared for the fourth quarter, both on the field and in life. He then displayed to all of us how to handle that fourth quarter with the care and devotion he so lovingly provided for his wife Barbara as she faced Alzheimer’s in her final years.
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He was the singular most important man of sports in the history of the State of Arkansas, and his impact on the game of football across our country was just as significant.
As a coaching innovator, he introduced the I formation to the game. He brought mathematical concepts to the strategy of football by always looking for numerical advantages in blocking schemes. He also artfully shaped the early careers of so many assistant coaches who moved on to build successful programs of their own as head coaches.
The Frank Broyles Award is so aptly named, because no one knew how to identify and develop quality assistant coaches better than Coach Broyles. To mention just a few, men such as Barry Switzer, Johnny Majors, Jimmy Johnson, Fred Akers, and Doug Dickey all benefited from his teachings and talent.
He was a man with a wonderful mind and a charming personality to match. He combined those gifts to become a game-changing ambassador for college football, sharing his insight and wisdom with millions of viewers on ABC’s Saturday afternoon games. He did so with a common and colorful touch that could reach and educate all fans—regardless of the level of their own personal knowledge of the sport. His voice and his presence on television made a huge contribution to the growth and popularity of our sports on the college level.
As an athletic director, he was a visionary, a pioneer, and a leader among his peers.
He first developed the concept of priority seating for football and basketball games, based upon financial donations to the program. That sent collegiate athletics onto the path of being self-sustainable, and capable of subsidizing all of the athletic teams at a major university.
Outside of my father, Frank Broyles was the most influential man in my life. My thoughts and sincere best wishes are with his family today, and our loss, is shared by millions.
Coach Broyles’ name, his legacy, and spirit will continue to guide and grow collegiate athletics in this country for as long as young men and women aspire to compete and prosper from all of the virtues and life lessons that athletic competition provides.
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:23 pm to dallastiger55
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What's with all the down votes for people saying RIP?
Was wondering the same until I reminded myself this is tRant and there are just some miserable people here.
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