Francis Hoover
Biographical details | |
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Born | Statesville, North Carolina, U.S. | November 15, 1914
Died | March 19, 2002 Boone, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 87)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1945 | Appalachian State |
Basketball | |
1945–1946 | Appalachian State |
1947–1957 | Appalachian State |
Baseball | |
1948 | Appalachian State |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1960–1961 | NAIA (president) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–6 (football) 133–128 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Basketball 2 North State regular season (1948, 1950) | |
Awards | |
Basketball North State Coach of the Year (1950) | |
Francis Lentz Hoover (November 15, 1914 – March 19, 2002) was an American college sports coach and administrator. He coached American football, basketball, baseball, and tennis at Appalachian State Teachers College—now known as Appalachian State University—located in Boone, North Carolina. Hoover was the eighth head football coach, serving for one season in 1945, and the seventh basketball coach, serving for 11 seasons between 1945 and 1957, at Appalachian State.[1] He led the Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball to two North State Conference championships. Hoover was the president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for the 1960–61 academic year.
Early life and education
[edit]Hoover has a bachelor of science from Appalachian State, masters of arts from the University of North Carolina and a doctorate from Indiana University.[2][which?]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1945) | |||||||||
1945 | Appalachian State | 1–6 | 1–3 | 3rd | |||||
Appalachian State: | 1–6 | 1–3 | |||||||
Total: | 1–6 |
Basketball
[edit]Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1945–1946) | |||||||||
1945–46 | Appalachian State | 11–8 | |||||||
Appalachian State Mountaineers (North State Conference) (1947–1957) | |||||||||
1947–48 | Appalachian State | 20–8 | |||||||
1948–49 | Appalachian State | 14–6 | |||||||
1949–50 | Appalachian State | 21–9 | |||||||
1950–51 | Appalachian State | 16–8 | |||||||
1951–52 | Appalachian State | 18–6 | |||||||
1952–53 | Appalachian State | 5–18 | |||||||
1953–54 | Appalachian State | 4–20 | |||||||
1954–55 | Appalachian State | 12–12 | |||||||
1955–56 | Appalachian State | 8–13 | |||||||
1956–57 | Appalachian State | 4–20 | |||||||
Appalachian State: | 133–128 | 91–87 | |||||||
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133–128 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
[edit]- ^ Mike Flynn, ed. (2009). "History and Traditions: All-Time Coaching Records". Appalachian Football 2009 Media Guide (PDF). Appalachian Sports Information. p. 184.
- ^ "Hoover Resigns As ASTC Coach", The Ashville Citizen, 88th year, number 115, Ashville, North Carolina, 25 April 1957, page 21. (subscription required)
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