Frank Potts (coach)

Frank Calhoun Potts (January 15, 1903 – May 26, 1990) was an American college football player, track and field athlete, and coach of American football, cross country, and track.

He served as the head cross country and track coach of the University of Colorado at Boulder from 1927 to 1968.

Potts also coached the Colorado Buffaloes football team in 1940, 1944, and 1945, compiling a record of 16–8–1.

A native of Ada, Oklahoma, Potts attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played college football as a halfback, on the basketball team, and competed in track as a pole vaulter.

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