December 18, 1980(1980-12-18) (aged 77) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1922–1925
Austin
Position(s)
Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1926–1930
Lubbock HS (TX)
1931–1935
Greenville HS (TX)
1936–1939
Vanderbilt (assistant)
1940
Temple (assistant)
1941–1945
Tulsa
1946–1951
Tulane
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1941–1945
Tulsa
Head coaching record
Overall
71–32–5 (college) 103–8–7 (high school)
Bowls
2–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 MVC (1941–1943) 1 SEC (1949)
Henry E. Frnka (/ˈfræŋkə/FRANK-ə; March 16, 1903 – December 18, 1980) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at the University of Tulsa from 1941 to 1945 and at Tulane University from 1946 to 1951, compiling a career college football record of 71–32–5. Frnka was also the athletic director at Tulsa from 1941 to 1945.
Henry E. Frnka (/ˈfræŋkə/ FRANK-ə; March 16, 1903 – December 18, 1980) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He...
Tulsa signed their 13th head coach, HenryFrnka, who was coaching at a high school in Greenville, Texas. Under Frnka, Tulsa roared through the 1941 season...
Cox (1932–1935) Red Dawson (1936–1941) Claude Simons Jr. (1942–1945) HenryFrnka (1946–1951) Raymond Wolf (1952–1953) Andy Pilney (1954–1961) Tommy O'Boyle...
Cox (1932–1935) Red Dawson (1936–1941) Claude Simons Jr. (1942–1945) HenryFrnka (1946–1951) Raymond Wolf (1952–1953) Andy Pilney (1954–1961) Tommy O'Boyle...
Cox (1932–1935) Red Dawson (1936–1941) Claude Simons Jr. (1942–1945) HenryFrnka (1946–1951) Raymond Wolf (1952–1953) Andy Pilney (1954–1961) Tommy O'Boyle...
Cox (1932–1935) Red Dawson (1936–1941) Claude Simons Jr. (1942–1945) HenryFrnka (1946–1951) Raymond Wolf (1952–1953) Andy Pilney (1954–1961) Tommy O'Boyle...
Cox (1932–1935) Red Dawson (1936–1941) Claude Simons Jr. (1942–1945) HenryFrnka (1946–1951) Raymond Wolf (1952–1953) Andy Pilney (1954–1961) Tommy O'Boyle...
v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletic directors HenryFrnka (1941–1945) Glenn Dobbs (1955–1970) John Dratz # (1970–1971) F. A. Dry (1971–1976) Emery Turner...
v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletic directors HenryFrnka (1941–1945) Glenn Dobbs (1955–1970) John Dratz # (1970–1971) F. A. Dry (1971–1976) Emery Turner...
(coaches and AP) 1947: Johnny Vaught, Ole Miss (coaches and AP) 1948: HenryFrnka, Tulane (coaches) and Johnny Vaught, Ole Miss (AP) 1949: Gaynell Tinsley...
v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletic directors HenryFrnka (1941–1945) Glenn Dobbs (1955–1970) John Dratz # (1970–1971) F. A. Dry (1971–1976) Emery Turner...
of those coaches also won conference championships: Cox, Dawson, and HenryFrnka each captured one as a member of the Southeastern Conference; Tommy Bowden...
season to accept the head football coach position at Pittsburgh. Coach HenryFrnka moved to Tulane to take over the football program after leading Tulsa...
v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane athletic directors HenryFrnka (1941–1945) Glenn Dobbs (1955–1970) John Dratz # (1970–1971) F. A. Dry (1971–1976) Emery Turner...
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