Carl M. Voyles

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Carl M. Voyles

Voyles pictured in Colonial Echo 1940, William & Mary yearbook
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1898-08-11)August 11, 1898
McLoud, Oklahoma
Died January 11, 1982(1982-01-11) (aged 83)
Fort Myers, Florida
Playing career
Football
1917, 1919

Basketball
19191921

Oklahoma A&M


Oklahoma A&M
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
19251930
19311938
19391943
19441947
1948
19501955
Illinois (assistant)
Duke (ends)
William & Mary
Auburn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
19391943 William & Mary
Head coaching record
Overall 44293 (college)
212 (AAFC)
48271 (CFL)
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SoCon (1942)
41st Grey Cup (1953)

Carl Marvin "Dutch" Voyles (August 11, 1898 January 11, 1982) was a gridiron football coach and sports executive in the United States and Canada. He served as the head football coach at the College of William & Mary (19391943) and Auburn University (19441947), compiling a career college football record of 44293. Voyles was the head of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference in 1948 and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League from 1950 to 1955.

Coaching career

William & Mary

From 1939 to 1943, Voyles served as the athletic director and head football coach at William and Mary, where he compiled a 2973 record. The William & Mary football team did not play during the 1943 season due to a lack of players.[1] In 1978, he was named to the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame along with all the members of his 1942 football team.

Auburn

From 1944 to 1947, Voyles coached at Auburn University (officially the Alabama Polytechnic Institute), where he compiled a 1522 record.

Brooklyn Dodgers

In 1948, Voyles coached the professional football Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for Branch Rickey.[2] When the team folded in 1949, he was given a position with the Dodgers baseball team.[3]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Voyles was the first head coach and general manager of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. In his six seasons in Hamilton, he had a 48271 record and won the 1953 Grey Cup. Voyles retired from football after the 1955 season to work as a sales supervisor for a Florida real estate company owned by Toronto stock broker and former Montreal Alouettes owner, Eric Cradock.[4]

Death

Voyles died on January 11, 1982 in Fort Myers, Florida after a long period of illness.[5]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs AP#
William & Mary Indians (Southern Conference) (1939–1943)
1939 William & Mary 621 201 T3rd
1940 William & Mary 621 211 4th
1941 William & Mary 82 41 4th
1942 William & Mary 911 40 1st 14
1943 No teamWorld War II
William & Mary: 2973 1222
Auburn Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1944–1947)
1944 Auburn 44 04 11th
1945 Auburn 55 23 T7th
1946 Auburn 46 15 10th
1947 Auburn 27 15 11th
Auburn: 1522 417
Total: 44293
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title
#Rankings from final AP Poll.

References

  1. "W.&M. DROPS FOOTBALL; Schedule Difficulties and Lack of Players Cause of Action". The New York Times. August 26, 1943. Retrieved August 15, 2011. 
  2. "Football in a Heat Wave". Time (Time Inc.). September 6, 1948. Retrieved March 23, 2008. 
  3. "Yesterday's Sports In Brief". Gettysburg Times. Feb 24, 1949. Retrieved August 15, 2011. 
  4. Vern DeGeer (Dec 2, 1957). "Tip Voyles Next Coach At Regina". The Montreal Gazette. Retrieved March 8, 2010. 
  5. CP (January 13, 1982). "Carl Voyles dead after lengthy illness". Leader-Post. Retrieved August 15, 2011. 

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