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Frank Camp

Frank Camp
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1905-12-23)December 23, 1905
Trenton, Kentucky
Died January 26, 1986(1986-01-26) (aged 80)
Louisville, Kentucky
Playing career
c. 1929 Transylvania
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1968 Louisville
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1969–1975 Louisville (assistant AD)
Head coaching record
Overall 118–95–2 (college)
Bowls 1–0
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 football coach at the University of Louisville from 1946 to 1968, compiling a record of 118–95–2 (.551). 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. NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas was among the players Camp coached. In 1947, Louisville had a 7–0–1 season.

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.


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