Frank Purnell
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Position: | Fullback | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Sweatman, Mississippi, U.S. | April 5, 1933||||||||
Died: | April 19, 2007 Winona, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 74)||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Spring Hill (Sweatman, Mississippi) | ||||||||
College: | Alcorn A&M | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Franklin Deland Purnell (April 5, 1933 – April 19, 2007) was an American football player and coach. He played professionally as a fullback in the National Football League (NFL) with the Green Bay Packers during the 1957 NFL season.[1] Purnell served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Alcorn State University—from 1960 to 1963, compiling a record of 14–20.
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Alcorn A&M Braves (South Central Athletic Conference) (1960–1961) | |||||||||
1960 | Alcorn A&M | 4–4 | 1st | ||||||
1961 | Alcorn A&M | 3–4 | 1st | ||||||
Alcorn A&M Braves (Southwest Athletic Conference) (1962–1963) | |||||||||
1962 | Alcorn A&M | 4–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
1963 | Alcorn A&M | 3–7 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
Alcorn A&M: | 14–20 | ||||||||
Total: | 14–20 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Purnell Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.