Gargan pictured in The Maroon 1917, Fordham yearbook
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Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born |
New York, New York |
July 1, 1888
Died | August 18, 1960 Greenwich, Connecticut |
(aged 72)
Playing career | |
1907–1909 | Fordham |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1912–1913 | Georgetown |
1914 | RPI |
1916–1917 | Fordham |
1920–1921 | NYU |
1922–1926 | Fordham |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 55–40–8 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 SAIAA (1912) | |
John Francis "Frank" Gargan (July 1, 1888 – August 18, 1960) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Georgetown University (1912–1913), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1914), Fordham University (1916–1917, 1922–1926) and New York University (1920–1921), compiling career college football record of 55–40–8. In 1917, Gargan was co-head coach with Frank McCaffrey for Fordham.