University of North Texas Athletics
The Corridor of Years: Remembering Hayden Fry
2/4/2020 4:59:00 PM | Football
DENTON - In this edition of the Corridor of Years, presented by American National Bank & Trust, we explore the tenure of legendary head coach, the late Hayden Fry.Â
Fry, former North Texas football coach and athletic director and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame, passed away on December 17, 2019, at 90 years of age.
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Fry was head football coach at North Texas, SMU and Iowa, compiling a record of 232–178–10 and earning enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame. He is one of four coaches in UNT football history with a winning percentage over .600, and guided the Mean Green to one of its most famous victories, a 21-14 win over Tennessee in 1975. Fry also oversaw the implementation of one of North Texas' most iconic symbols: the Flying Worm logo North Texas teams bore during Fry's tenure as football coach and athletic director.
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Fry leaves a prodigious legacy. He had 232 career victories and coached at Iowa for two decades, more than twice as long as any of his predecessors. He led the Hawkeyes to 14 bowl games, three Big Ten titles and three Rose Bowl appearances. Thirteen of his former assistants went on to be head coaches, including Barry Alvarez and Bill Snyder who have already joined Fry in the Hall of Fame, others like Bob Stoops and Kirk Ferentz who are certain to follow, and Dan McCarney, who was head coach at North Texas. Fry and his disciples have amassed almost 1,400 victories.
Fry, former North Texas football coach and athletic director and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame, passed away on December 17, 2019, at 90 years of age.
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Fry was head football coach at North Texas, SMU and Iowa, compiling a record of 232–178–10 and earning enshrinement in the College Football Hall of Fame. He is one of four coaches in UNT football history with a winning percentage over .600, and guided the Mean Green to one of its most famous victories, a 21-14 win over Tennessee in 1975. Fry also oversaw the implementation of one of North Texas' most iconic symbols: the Flying Worm logo North Texas teams bore during Fry's tenure as football coach and athletic director.
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Fry leaves a prodigious legacy. He had 232 career victories and coached at Iowa for two decades, more than twice as long as any of his predecessors. He led the Hawkeyes to 14 bowl games, three Big Ten titles and three Rose Bowl appearances. Thirteen of his former assistants went on to be head coaches, including Barry Alvarez and Bill Snyder who have already joined Fry in the Hall of Fame, others like Bob Stoops and Kirk Ferentz who are certain to follow, and Dan McCarney, who was head coach at North Texas. Fry and his disciples have amassed almost 1,400 victories.
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