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Frank Kyle

Frank Kyle
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born (1882-05-23)May 23, 1882
Clay County, Tennessee
Died October 22, 1929(1929-10-22) (aged 47)
Clay County, Tennessee
Alma mater Vanderbilt University
Playing career
1902–1905 Vanderbilt
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1908 Ole Miss
Head coaching record
Overall 3–5
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
1x All-Southern (1905)
1912 All-time Vandy 2nd team

Frank "Stitch" Kyle (May 23, 1882 – October 22, 1929) was an American football player and coach.

He attended preparatory school at Mooney School in Franklin, Tennessee along with Red Smith and Ed Hamilton.

Kyle played for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University from 1902 to 1905. He was the first quarterback to play for Dan McGugin's Commodores, selected for All-Southern teams in 1903 and 1904. He stood 5 feet 11 inches and weighed 162 pounds.

Kyle served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in 1908. During his one-season tenure at Mississippi, Kyle compiled an overall record of three wins and five losses (3–5).

Kyle later lived in Celina, Tennessee and died in 1929.



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