John Hayden Fry (born February 28, 1929) is a former American football player and coach. He played college football for Baylor University. He served as the head coach at Southern Methodist University (1962–1972), North Texas State University, now the University of North Texas (1973–1978), and the University of Iowa (1979–1998), compiling a career college football record of 232–178–10. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2003.
Born in Eastland, Texas, Hayden Fry was descended from one of the Texas First Families; his great-great-grandfather fought beside General Sam Houston in the Mexican War. Fry's family moved to Odessa, Texas, when he was eight years old.
Fry worked multiple jobs as a child to help his family through the Great Depression. He also played sports, partly to stay out of trouble. Hayden played basketball, football, and track, but he most loved and was most successful at football, and Odessa was a football town.
When Fry played safety and quarterback for Odessa High School in the 1940s, their stands routinely had sellout crowds. In Fry's senior year, Odessa won 14 straight games, scoring almost 400 points and allowing about 50. Odessa did not commit a single turnover all season. The Texas state playoffs placed every school into a single bracket. At the end of the year, Hayden Fry quarterbacked Odessa to the Texas state high school championship in 1946.
Kirk James Ferentz (born August 1, 1955) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of Iowa, a position he has held since 1999. From 1990 to 1992, Ferentz was the head football coach at the University of Maine. He has also served as an assistant coach with the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens of the NFL. Ferentz played college football as a linebacker at the University of Connecticut from 1974 to 1976.
After playing football at Upper St. Clair High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ferentz played linebacker for the University of Connecticut. He was a football captain and an academic all-Yankee Conference linebacker at Connecticut. He served as a student assistant at Connecticut in 1977 and graduated in 1978. Ferentz spent his next two seasons as defensive coordinator at Worcester Academy, where he taught English literature. He then spent one season in 1980 as an assistant offensive line coach at the University of Pittsburgh. That Panther team, coached by Jackie Sherrill, finished with an 11–1 record and a number two national ranking.
Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. (born May 18, 1937) is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire 23-year major league career for the Baltimore Orioles (1955–1977). Nicknamed "The Human Vacuum Cleaner", he is generally acclaimed as the greatest defensive third-basemen in major league history. He won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards during his career, tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for the second most all-time for any player at any position. Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Brooks Calbert and Ethel Mae (née Donkey) Robinson. His father worked for a large bakery in Little Rock, Colonial Bakery, and then went to work for the Little Rock Fire Department (rising to the rank of captain ), while his mother at first worked for Sears Roebuck & Company, and then in the controller's office at the state capitol. His father played second base for a semi-pro team. Young Brooks Robinson, Jr., delivered the Arkansas Gazette on his bike, and also operated the beer and sold wine at Lamar Porter Field.
Hayden Fry First Interview
Hayden Fry - Bitchy Press Conference
Stories from Hayden Fry
Hayden Fry: What A Ride! (Part 1)
Hayden Fry: What A Ride! (Part 2)
Hayden Fry: What A Ride! (Part 3)
Hayden Fry What a Ride
Hayden Fry on Kirk Ferentz
Hayden Fry - The Minnesota Story
Hayden Fry Hokey Pokey (Ohio State)
Hayden Fry on his legacy at Iowa
Hayden Fry on his coaches, early players
Junior 145 - Hayden Fry (California) vs. Brooks Robinson (Utah)
Hayden Fry
Hayden Fry First Interview
Hayden Fry - Bitchy Press Conference
Stories from Hayden Fry
Hayden Fry: What A Ride! (Part 1)
Hayden Fry: What A Ride! (Part 2)
Hayden Fry: What A Ride! (Part 3)
Hayden Fry What a Ride
Hayden Fry on Kirk Ferentz
Hayden Fry - The Minnesota Story
Hayden Fry Hokey Pokey (Ohio State)
Hayden Fry on his legacy at Iowa
Hayden Fry on his coaches, early players
Junior 145 - Hayden Fry (California) vs. Brooks Robinson (Utah)
Hayden Fry
Hayden Fry Hokey Pokey (Minnesota)
Hayden Fry Quotes
Hayden Fry Hokey Pokey (Michigan)
Madison Mahaffey, Ramona BJJ Vs Hayden Fry, Outliers BJJ
Hayden Fry, Outliers BJJ Vs Madison Mahaffey, Ramona BJJ
Hayden Fry Kickoff Speech: Good. Better. Best. Iowa.
Hayden Fry was the Sexiest Coach Ever - Shutdown Fullback: 3rd Quarter
Hayden Fry on creating the Tiger Hawk
Junior 145 - Joe Grable (Washington) vs. Hayden Fry (California)
Interview with Robert Fry, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, at BIM4FitOut Conference
Coach Hayden Fry
Hawkeye Stories - Hayden and the QB's
Kirk Ferentz on his first visit to Iowa
Hayden Panettiere interview on Craig Ferguson 31 January, 2014
The Graham Norton Show - S13E10 - Dan Stevens, Hayden Panettiere & Micky Flanagan - 7th June 2013
The Graham Norton Show S12E13 Denzel Washington, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Bailey
Former Hawkeye Bo Porter Ready to Manage the Houston Astros
Jeff Croston Homecoming Halftime 10/10/14
Craig Ferguson Jim Parsons 05 February, 2014 Full Interview