(1895-08-21)August 21, 1895 Hartford, Kansas, U.S.
Died
June 19, 1970(1970-06-19) (aged 74) Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914–1917
Kansas State Normal
Position(s)
Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1928–1942
Emporia Teachers / Emporia State
1943
Fort Riley
1946–1954
Emporia State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1927–1962
Emporia Teachers / Emporia State
Head coaching record
Overall
122–83–16
Bowls
1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame NAIA Track & Field Hall of Fame
Francis George Welch (August 21, 1895 – June 19, 1970) was an American football player and coach, track and field coach, and college athletics administrator. He was of the first three coaches to be selected for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Track and Field Hall of Fame and is a member of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.[1]
In 1960, Emporia State University named the football stadium Francis G. Welch Stadium to honor his legacy.[2]
Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, Francis Welch ESU Facilities -- Welch Stadium H. W. "Bill" Hargiss, notes on FranWelch Emporia State University Archived September...
for ESU football was from 1928 to 1954, when the program was coached by FranWelch and posted an overall .578 winning percentage. From 1955 to 1982, the...
Welch Stadium serves as home to the Hornets football team. The stadium, who is named for long-time Emporia State coach and athletic director Fran Welch...
Hornets. Since 1937, Emporia State's football team has played in Francis G. Welch Stadium, named after the long-time coach and athletic director at Emporia...
Frank Welch (baseball) (1897–1957), baseball player Frank Corbett Welch (1900–1986), Canadian exporter, farmer, horticulturist, and Senator FranWelch (1895–1970)...
McLaren (1919) Homer Woodson Hargiss (1920–1927) FranWelch (1928–1942) No team (1943–1945) FranWelch (1946–1954) Keith Caywood (1955–1966) Ron Blaylock...
record of 24–80–5. Caywood was the backfield coach at Emporia State under FranWelch from 1946 to 1954. Caywood died at Las Cruces, New Mexico in 1992. "Archived...
McLaren (1919) Homer Woodson Hargiss (1920–1927) FranWelch (1928–1942) No team (1943–1945) FranWelch (1946–1954) Keith Caywood (1955–1966) Ron Blaylock...
Welch Stadium serves as home to the Hornets football team. The stadium, named after long-time Emporia State football coach and athletic director Fran...
Jenna Welch Hager (née Bush; born November 25, 1981) is an American news personality, author, and journalist. She is the co-host of Today with Hoda &...
the 1946 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach FranWelch, the team compiled a 4–5 record (1–4 against CIC opponents), tied for...
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