Frank Moseley

Frank O'Rear Moseley (April 22, 1911 – July 31, 1979) was an American football player and coach, baseball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1951 to 1960, compiling a record of 54–42–4. His best season at Virginia Tech came in 1954, when his team went 8–0–1. Moselely was also the head baseball coach at the University of Kentucky (1939–1941, 1946, 1948–1950), tallying a mark of 60–55–1. In addition, he served as the athletic director at Virginia tech from 1951 to 1978, during which time he hired Jerry Claiborne, his successor as head football coach. Moseley was born in Montgomery, Alabama and died on July 31, 1979.[1] In 1979, Moseley was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.[2] He was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in 1982.

Frank Moseley
Biographical details
Born(1911-04-22)April 22, 1911
Montgomery, Alabama
DiedJuly 31, 1979(1979-07-31) (aged 68)
Blacksburg, Virginia
Playing career
Football
1931–1933Alabama
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1945Maryland (assistant)
1946–1950Kentucky (backfield)
1951–1960VPI
Baseball
1939–1941Kentucky
1946Kentucky
1948–1950Kentucky
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1951–1978VPI / Virginia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall54–42–4 (football)
60–55–1 (baseball)

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs AP#
VPI Gobblers (Southern Conference) (1951–1960)
1951 VPI 2–81–717th
1952 VPI 5–64–4T–6th
1953 VPI 5–53–3T–5th
1954 VPI 8–0–13–0–13rd16
1955 VPI 6–3–12–1–12nd
1956 VPI 7–2–13–02nd
1957 VPI 4–61–3T–7th
1958 VPI 5–4–13–12nd
1959 VPI 6–43–13rd
1960 VPI 6–44–2T–2nd
VPI: 54–42–427–22–2
Total:54–42–4

References
  1. "Frank Moseley dies". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. August 1, 1979. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  2. "Frank O. Moseley". Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
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