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Don Fambrough Sport(s) Football Biographical details Born October 19, 1922 Place of birth Longview, Texas Died September 3, 2011 (aged 88) Place of death Lawrence, Kansas Playing career 1941–1942, 1946–1947 Texas/Kansas Position(s) Guard Coaching career (HC unless noted) 1948–1953
1954–1956
1957
1958–1970
1971–1974
1979–1982Kansas (assistant)
East Texas State (assistant)
Wichita State (assistant)
Kansas (assistant)
Kansas
KansasHead coaching record Bowls 0–2 Statistics College Football Data Warehouse Donald Preston "Don" Fambrough (October 19, 1922 – September 3, 2011) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach at the University of Kansas.
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Early life
Fambrough was born on October 19, 1922 in Longview, Texas to Ivey and Willie Whittington Fambrough. He attended Longview High School.
College football/military career
Fambrough played college football at Texas in 1941 and 1942 before serving in the US Army Air Corps during World War II.[1] After returning home from the war, he and his wife moved to Lawrence, Kansas. While in Lawrence, he chose to play football at the University of Kansas.
Coaching career
His first coaching job was at Kansas as assistant from 1948-1953. After that, he served as an assistant at East Texas State and Wichita State. Fambrough eventually found his way back to Kansas as assistant coach under Jack Mitchell from 1958. Following the 1970 season, he got his dream job as the head coach at Kansas before the 1971. He served as the coach of Kansas from 1971-1974 and again from 1979-1982 and compiled a 37–48–5 record as a head coach.
Later life
Fambrough remained involved in Kansas football leading up to his death, and would occasionally take part in team practices. The school dedicated a bench overlooking Memorial Stadium to him in 2007.[2] Fambrough is known for his hatred of rival Missoui[3] and gave an annual anti-Missouri speech to the football team before each Border War game.[4]
Personal life
He married his wife, Del Few on October 4, 1941. His wife preceded him in death on November 17, 2001. The couple had two children, sons Robert and Preston.
Death
Farmbrough died September 3, 2011 at his home in Lawrence, Kansas from injuries sustained in a fall.[5] He was survived by two children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Head coaching record
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP° Kansas Jayhawks (Big Eight Conference) (1971–1974) 1971 Kansas 4–7 2–5 T–5th 1972 Kansas 5–6 3–4 T–5th 1973 Kansas 7–4–1 4–2–1 T–2nd L Liberty 15 18 1974 Kansas 4–7 1–6 T–7th Kansas Jayhawks (Big Eight Conference) (1979–1982) 1979 Kansas 3–8 2–5 T–5th 1980 Kansas 4–5–2 3–3–1 4th 1981 Kansas 8–4 4–3 T–3rd L Hall of Fame Classic 1982 Kansas 2–7–2 1–5–1 T–6th Kansas: 37–48–5 20–33–3 Total: 37–48–5 #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.References
- ^ http://www2.ljworld.com/obituaries/2011/sep/05/don-fambrough/
- ^ Fambrough Gets Benched
- ^ Where Should He Begin - KU legend Fambrough shares his hatred of Missouri
- ^ Motivational Speaker
- ^ "Don Farmbrough dies at 88". Wichita Eagle Website. http://www.kansas.com/2011/09/03/2000818/former-kansas-football-coach-don.html.
External links
Kansas Jayhawks head football coaches Will Coleman (1890) • Edwin Mortimer Hopkins (1891) • A. W. Shepard (1892–1893) • Hector Cowan (1894–1896) • Wylie G. Woodruff (1897–1898) • Fielding H. Yost (1899) • Charles Boynton (1900) • John H. Outland (1901) • Arthur Hale Curtis (1902) • Boss Weeks (1903) • A. R. Kennedy (1904–1910) • Ralph W. Sherwin (1911) • Arthur Mosse (1912–1913) • H. M. Wheaton (1914) • Herman Olcott (1915–1917) • Jay Bond (1918) • Leon McCarty (1919) • Phog Allen (1920) • George Clark (1921–1925) • Franklin Cappon (1926–1927) • Homer Woodson Hargiss (1928–1932) • Adrian Lindsey (1932–1938) • Gwinn Henry (1939–1942) • Henry Shenk (1943–1945) • George Sauer (1946–1947) • Jules V. Sikes (1948–1953) • Chuck Mather (1954–1957) • Jack Mitchell (1959–1966) • Pepper Rodgers (1967–1970) • Don Fambrough (1971–1974) • Bud Moore (1975–1978) • Don Fambrough (1979–1982) • Mike Gottfried (1983–1985) • Bob Valesente (1986–1987) • Glen Mason (1988–1996) • Terry Allen (1997–2001) • Mark Mangino (2002–2009) • Turner Gill (2010– )
Categories:- 1922 births
- 2011 deaths
- Kansas Jayhawks football coaches
- Kansas Jayhawks football players
- Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football coaches
- Wichita State Shockers football coaches
- Deaths from falls
- People from Longview, Texas
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