About Frank McCoy
Lived 1881 – 1954 (aged 72). Frank McCoy was an American head coach and american football coach.
Francis James McCoy (February 26, 1881 – February 9, 1954) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine from 1905 through 1908, compiling a record of 12–15–5.
McCoy was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1881 to Owen and Annie (née Donahue) McCoy. He attended high school in Amherst, Massachusetts and also spent 1900 to 1901 at Amherst College, before attending Yale Law School, graduating in the class of 1904. He practiced law in Manhattan from 1905 until at least 1951. McCoy died on February 9, 1954, at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York.
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Who was Frank McCoy?
American football player and coach (1881–1954)
When was Frank McCoy born?
Frank McCoy was born on 26 February 1881 in Holyoke.
When did Frank McCoy die?
Frank McCoy died on 9 February 1954 in White Plains.
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Frank McCoy was a head coach and american football coach.
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Frank McCoy was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frank McCoy. https://biography.guide/frank-mccoy-head-coach/
MLA: "Frank McCoy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/frank-mccoy-head-coach/.
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