About Foy Hammons
Lived 1894 – 1961 (aged 67). Foy Hammons was an American head coach.
Foy Hayden Hammons (January 22, 1894 – July 16, 1961) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the First District Agricultural School of Jonesboro, Arkansas (now known as Arkansas State University) from 1919 to 1920, at Ouachita Baptist University from 1926 to 1930, and at Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College (now known as the University of Arkansas at Monticello) from 1931 to 1933, compiling a career college head coaching football record of 41–30–12.
Hammons also coached high school football at Pine Bluff High School and Hope High School in Arkansas. He died in 1961 after a long illness.
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Who was Foy Hammons?
American football player and coach
When was Foy Hammons born?
Foy Hammons was born on 22 January 1894 in Little Rock.
When did Foy Hammons die?
Foy Hammons died on 16 July 1961 in Little Rock.
What was Foy Hammons's occupation?
Foy Hammons was a head coach.
What nationality was Foy Hammons?
Foy Hammons was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Foy Hammons. https://biography.guide/foy-hammons/
MLA: "Foy Hammons." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/foy-hammons/.
Chicago: "Foy Hammons." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/foy-hammons/.
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