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Frank Moseley

1911 – 1979

American football player and coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator

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Lived 1911 – 1979 (aged 68). Frank Moseley was an American head coach and american football player.

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. In 1979, Moseley was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame. He was elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame as an inaugural member in 1982.

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University of Alabama

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Who was Frank Moseley?

American football player and coach, baseball coach, college athletics administrator (1911-1979)

When was Frank Moseley born?

Frank Moseley was born on 22 April 1911 in Montgomery.

When did Frank Moseley die?

Frank Moseley died on 31 July 1979 in Blacksburg.

What was Frank Moseley's occupation?

Frank Moseley was a head coach and american football player.

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Frank Moseley was American.

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· Wikipedia: Frank Moseley

· Wikidata: Q5488549

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