Biographical details | |
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Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | January 10, 1913
Died | June 13, 1977 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 64)
Playing career | |
1932–1935 | Purdue |
Position(s) | End |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1940–1941 | Washington University |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 7–11 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
All–Big Ten (1935) | |
Frank John "Butch" Loebs (January 10, 1913 – June 13, 1977) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Washington University in St. Louis from 1940 to 1941, compiling a record of 7–11.[1] Loebs played college football at Purdue University as an end. He was a third-round pick for the New York Giants in the 1936 NFL draft but he never played in the NFL.[2] Prior to becoming head coach at Washington University, he served for three seasons as an assistant coach there.[3]
During World War II, he served in the United States Navy, reaching the rank of lieutenant commander.