Carl M. Voyles
Carl Marvin "Dutch" Voyles (August 11, 1898 – January 11, 1982) was an American gridiron football coach, college athletics administrator, and sports executive. He served as the head football coach at Southwestern State Teachers College—now known as Southwestern Oklahoma State University—from 1922 to 1924, at the College of William & Mary from 1939 to 1943, and at Auburn University from 1944 to 1947, compiling a career college football record of 58–40–3. Voyles was the head of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1948 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1950 to 1955.
 Voyles pictured in Colonial Echo 1940, William & Mary yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 11, 1898 McLoud, Oklahoma |
| Died | January 11, 1982 (aged 83) Fort Myers, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1917, 1919 | Oklahoma A&M |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1921 | Oklahoma A&M |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1924 | Southwestern State (OK) |
| 1925–1930 | Illinois (assistant) |
| 1931–1938 | Duke (ends) |
| 1939–1943 | William & Mary |
| 1944–1947 | Auburn |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 1950–1955 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1939–1943 | William & Mary |
| 1944–1947 | Auburn |
| 1950–1955 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (GM) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 58–40–3 (college) 2–12 (AAFC) 48–27–1 (CFL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 SoCon (1942) 41st Grey Cup (1953) | |
Coaching career
William & Mary
From 1939 to 1943, Voyles served as the athletic director and head football coach at William and Mary, where he compiled a 29–7–3 record. The William & Mary football team did not play during the 1943 season due to a lack of players.[1] In 1978, he was named to the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame along with all the members of his 1942 football team.
Auburn
From 1944 to 1947, Voyles coached at Auburn University (officially the Alabama Polytechnic Institute), where he compiled a 15–22 record.
Brooklyn Dodgers
In 1948, Voyles coached the professional football Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for Branch Rickey.[2] When the team folded in 1949, he was given a position with the Dodgers baseball team.[3]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Voyles was the first head coach and general manager of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In his six seasons in Hamilton, he had a 48–27–1 record and won the 1953 Grey Cup. Voyles retired from football after the 1955 season to work as a sales supervisor for a Florida real estate company owned by Toronto stock broker and former Montreal Alouettes owner, Eric Cradock.[4]
Death
Voyles died on January 11, 1982 in Fort Myers, Florida after a long period of illness.[5]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern State Bulldogs (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference) (1922–1924) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Southwestern State Teachers | 5–4 | 4–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1923 | Southwestern State | 4–4 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1924 | Southwestern State | 5–3 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| Southwestern State: | 14–11 | 10–8 | |||||||
| William & Mary Indians (Southern Conference) (1939–1942) | |||||||||
| 1939 | William & Mary | 6–2–1 | 2–0–1 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1940 | William & Mary | 6–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | William & Mary | 8–2 | 4–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1942 | William & Mary | 9–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st | 14 | ||||
| William & Mary: | 29–7–3 | 12–2–2 | |||||||
| Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1944–1947) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Auburn | 4–4 | 0–4 | 11th | |||||
| 1945 | Auburn | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–7th | |||||
| 1946 | Auburn | 4–6 | 1–5 | 10th | |||||
| 1947 | Auburn | 2–7 | 1–5 | 11th | |||||
| Auburn: | 15–22 | 4–17 | |||||||
| Total: | 58–40–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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References
- "W.&M. Drops Football; Schedule Difficulties and Lack of Players Cause of Action" (PDF). The New York Times. August 26, 1943. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- "Football in a Heat Wave". Time. Time Inc. September 6, 1948. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
- "Yesterday's Sports In Brief". Gettysburg Times. February 24, 1949. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- Vern DeGeer (December 2, 1957). "Tip Voyles Next Coach At Regina". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- "Carl Voyles dead after lengthy illness". Leader-Post. The Canadian Press. January 13, 1982. Retrieved August 15, 2011.