Frank Camp

Frank Camp
Biographical details
Born(1905-12-23)December 23, 1905
Trenton, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJanuary 26, 1986(1986-01-26) (aged 80)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
c. 1929Transylvania
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1968Louisville
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1969–1975Louisville (assistant AD)
Head coaching record
Overall118–95–2 (college)
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 KIAC (1947)

Edward Franklin Camp Jr. (December 23, 1905 – January 26, 1986) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Louisville from 1946 to 1968, compiling a record of 118–95–2 (.551).[1][2] He is credited as the man who brought back Louisville football following a three-year absence caused by World War II, and has the most wins of any head coach in school history.[1] Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas was among the players Camp coached.[1] In 1947, Louisville had a 7–0–1 season.[3]

Camp was born on December 23, 1905, on Trenton, Kentucky. He graduated from Transylvania University, where he played football as a quarterback, in 1930. He starting his coaching career at the high school level, working in Hodgenville, Glasgow, and Henderson, Kentucky.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Kleber, John E. (2001). The encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-8131-2100-0. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Camp Retires At Louisville". Sarasota Journal. Associated Press. January 3, 1969. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  3. ^ Cox, Dwayne; Morrison, William James (2000). The University of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-8131-2142-0. Retrieved November 27, 2011.