Ben Douglas (American football)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 12, 1909 Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 1985 (aged 76) Brandon, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1930 | Grinnell |
| 1933 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1931 | Greenfield HS (IA) |
| 1934–1939 | Maplewood HS (MO) |
| 1940–1941 | Grinnell |
| 1946 | Grinnell |
| 1947 | Colorado College |
| 1949 | Missouri Mines (assistant) |
| 1950–1951 | Iowa (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1931–1932 | Cornell (IA) |
| 1940–1942 | Grinnell |
| 1949–1950 | Missouri Mines |
| 1950–? | Iowa (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1947–1948 | Colorado College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–12 (college football) |
Frank Benjamin Douglas (March 12, 1909 – December 4, 1985) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa from 1940 to 1941 and again in 1946 and at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1947, compiling a career college football coaching record of18–17. Douglas played college football at Grinnell from 128 to 1930 and then professionally for one season, in 1933, with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Football League (NFL).[1] Douglas was also the head basketball coach at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa from 1931 to 1932, Grinnell from m 1940 to 1942, and the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy—now known as Missouri University of Science and Technology—from 1949 to 1950.[2]
Head coaching record[edit]
College football[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell Pioneers (Midwest Conference) (1940–1941) | |||||||||
| 1940 | Grinnell | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1941 | Grinnell | 6–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| Grinnell Pioneers (Midwest Conference) (1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Grinnell | 3–5 | 2–4 | T–6th | |||||
| Grinnell: | 14–12 | 10–8 | |||||||
| Colorado College Tigers (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1947) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Colorado College | 4–5 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Colorado College: | 4–5 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–17 | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Frank Douglas". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). minerathletics.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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