Hayden Fry Passed Away At The Age Of 90. He was one of the best Head Coaches in College Football during his tenure at SMU Mustangs, North Texas State, & Iowa Hawkeyes. Won 232 Games as Head Coach at all 3 Schools he was Head Coach. Iowa he was there in 1979-98. Best squad he had was in 1985 they went 10-1 overall record. Beat Michigan on at the buzzer in the 1985 game at home on CBS. 12-10 win in a Defensive Minded game. Michigan had a good squad also too in 1985. Both of them where No. 1 vs No. 2 going into that one. Iowa won that game. Won the B1G Conference Title also too in 1985. Lost to Ohio State on the road in Columbus on raining pouring day. Went to the Rose Bowl also too. Hayden was a players coach. Players love playing Hayden Fry at Iowa. Legendary Head Coach. Retired as Head Coach in 1998 for the Iowa Hawkeyes Football Team & Program. His former Assistant Coach Kirk Ferentz took in 1999. He has been there since. Brilliant career as a Head Coach in Iowa City. Kirk had a good team in 2002 with Brad Banks at QB & good Defense to along with that one. Good Special Teams. Iowa’s Defense has won a lot of games in the past years in his 20 years at the helm. Norm Parker was a good Defensive Coordinator in the past years & he past away few years back & now Phil Parker is there now as Defensive Coordinator. Phil is doing a good job with that Defense already now. Top 10 Unit in the last 6 years at the helm. Iowa went 9-3 overall record in 2019. There taking on the USC Trojans in the bowl game coming. Former Player & Assistant Coach that played for Hayden Fry was Bob Stoops. Bob had a good career as a Head Coach of the Oklahoma Sooners Football Team & Program in Norman, OK from 1999-16. Won the National Championship Title in 2000 with QB Josh Heupel. Went 13-0 overall record. All-Time Winningest Head Coach In Oklahoma Sooners Football Team & Program History. Future Hall Of Famer Is In The Makings. Kirk Ferentz & Bob Stoops have done good things as Head Coach at Iowa & Oklahoma in the past years. Kirk never recruited big time players in his system. They go thru the player development program they do very well for the Iowa Hawkeyes Football Team & Program. They don’t get 4 & 5 star recruits. They get 2 & 3 star recruits instead. Develop those 2 & 3 star recruits to be special players for the Iowa Hawkeyes Football Team & Program. Hayden Fry will be Head Coach once again in a great place for now on for the Iowa Hawkeyes Football Team & Program for the rest of his life. He is going to see you in a great place in the future as well too. Hayden Fry is a Legendary Head Coach in College Football….
Hayden Fry Passed Away At The Age Of 90.
- Ben Miller
- December 18, 2019
- NCAA