Frank Calhoun Potts (January 15, 1903 – May 26, 1990) was an American college football player, track and field athlete, and coach of American football, cross country, and track. He served as the head cross country and track coach at of the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1927 to 1968. Potts also coached the Colorado Buffaloes football team in 1940, 1944, and 1945, compiling a record of 16–8–1.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 15, 1903 Sulphur, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 1990 (aged 87) Boulder, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1926 | Oklahoma |
| Track and field | |
| 1925–1927 | Oklahoma |
| Basketball | |
| 1924–1927 | Oklahoma |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) Pole vault (track) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927–? | Colorado (assistant) |
| 1940 | Colorado |
| 1944–1945 | Colorado |
| Cross country / track and field | |
| 1927–1968 | Colorado |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–8–1 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Mountain States (1944) | |
| Awards | |
A native of Ada, Oklahoma, Potts attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played college football as a halfback, on the basketball team, and competed in track as a pole vaulter. He was captain of the track team in 1927. After graduating from Oklahoma in 1927, Potts went to Colorado as head track coach and assistant football coach.[1]
Potts died on May 26, 1990, at Boulder Manor Heather Care Center in Boulder, Colorado.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Buffaloes (Mountain States Conference) (1940) | |||||||||
| 1940 | Colorado | 5–3–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| Colorado Buffaloes (Mountain States Conference) (1944–1945) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Colorado | 6–2 | 2–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1945 | Colorado | 5–3 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Colorado: | 16–8–1 | 9–2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 16–8–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||