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Francis Schmidt
By Ethan Levine
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Francis Schmidt coached college football, basketball and baseball for nearly three decades, including stints coaching all three sports between 1922 and 1929. He coached the Arkansas football team from 1922-1928 and went 41-21-3 in that time. His record against Southwest Conference opponents was just 8-12-2. His teams never finished ranked in the Associated Press poll, won a conference title or reached a bowl game. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971. Schmidt passed away in 1944 at the age of 58.
A former newspaper reporter who has roamed the southeastern United States for years covering football and eating way too many barbecue ribs, if there is such a thing.
