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	- AFCA Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fry made his biggest impact on college football off the field when he broke the color barrier in the Southwest Conference by recruiting receiver Jerry Levias to SMU in 1965.
		Fry was the head coach and AD for six years (1973-78) at North Texas, taking an ailing program and making it a big winner (33-11) his final four years.
		Fry was a player-coach with the Quantico Marines (reaching the rank of captain).
	www.afca.com /press_details.cfm?ID=193&Type=Full (1167 words)

	Broncho Success: Hayden Fry of Odessa High School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fry gave the Hawkeyes a Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl berth in his third season as mentor in 1981.
		At the time of his retirement, Fry was only the sixth man in history to coach football 20 years or more at a Big Ten school, and he was the fourth winningest active coach in the NCAA.
		In 2004, Fry was being treated for prostate cancer, which is one of the most common forms of cancer in men.
	www.kylgrafx.com /wildbunch/haydenfry.htm (439 words)

	Hayden Fry, Winning Coach and Pioneer :: Former Iowa coach Hayden Fry is to be inducted into the College Football Hall ...
		Fry and LeVias have had a relationship that has lasted nearly 40 years - a relationship that extended beyond that of coach and player to sometimes surrogate parent, and a relationship that proved, even in a divided South, race is truly an artificial barrier.
		As a youngster, Fry played with fl kids his own age, sitting with them in the back of the bus and in the balconies of cinemas.
		This one story of football, racism and redemption merely highlights the life and career of Coach Hayden Fry, who was honored for his 20 years at Iowa and 37 years in college football last Saturday during the halftime of Iowa's 30-27 homecoming victory over Michigan.
	hawkeyesports.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100803aac.html (1116 words)

	Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier Online
		Fry said Iowa's injuries have been mounting in recent weeks, and noted that several players who stood out in a win over Purdue this past Saturday did not practice last week.
		Fry offered a mixed bag as he spoke at his weekly meeting with the media as the Hawks prepare for a trip to Wisconsin this Saturday.
		Fry said there's still hope the St. Ansgar native could play against Minnesota in the regular-season finale, unless a pin is required.
	www.wcfcourier.com /articles/1997/11/05/export1336.prt (1000 words)

	Hayden Fry, with West Texas roots, retires from Iowa
		Fry was the winningest coach in Iowa history, but his teams had trouble staying with the Big Ten powers in the 1990s after winning three conference championships from 1981 to 1990.
		Fry, who inherited a program that had gone 17 years without a winning season when he came to Iowa City in 1979, took the Hawkeyes to 14 bowl games and built a 143-89-6 record to become one of the most popular figures in the state.
		Fry, an Odessa High graduate who played quarterback at Baylor, began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater in 1960.
	www.texnews.com /1998/sports/fry1124.html (469 words)

	DesMoinesRegister.com \| Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hayden Fry's world is right-side-up these days - except for one bizarre incident with an upside-down golf cart.
		Fry got the good news about two months after he was found unconscious beneath the golf cart he was driving at a course adjacent to his winter home in Mesquite, Nev.
		Fry had a 143-89-6 record in 20 seasons as Iowa coach and reached 14 bowl games, including three Rose Bowls.
	desmoinesregister.com /sports/stories/c6902851/14967867.html (488 words)

	Amazon.ca: Hayden Fry: A High Porch Picnic: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In 1979, the savior arrived in the form of coach Hayden Fry, but at first it did not seem that that was the case.
		This is Hayden's recollection of his life, although most of the ink is used to describe his years at Iowa, and there is very little of a personal nature that does not directly involve football.
		Hayden Fry is a revered figure in the state of Iowa, and rightly so.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1582610339 (716 words)

	OA Online Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fry led Odessa High School to the 1946 state football championship and coached the Bronchos from 1956-59 before heading into the college coaching ranks.
		Fry’s two days of honor will start at 6 tonight, as Melton and members of the Odessa City Council declare today ‘Hayden Fry Day’ at the city council meeting.
		Fry, the quarterback for the Broncho state championship squad, was 16-14 as the head coach from OHS from 1956-58.
	www.oaoa.com /sports/sp041304b.htm (627 words)

	SMUMUSTANGS.COM :: THE OFFICIAL SITE OF SMU ATHLETICS
		The hiring of Hayden Fry to lead the Mustangs is one of the 90 Greatest Moments in SMU Football History.
		Fry's legacy can still be seen in college football as former assistants and players lead some of the most prominent programs in the nation.
		Hayden Fry is a football legend and SMU's decision to make him the head coach of the Mustangs in 1962 is one of the 90 Greatest Moments in SMU Football History.
	smumustangs.collegesports.com /sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/greatest-moments-74.html (640 words)

	Hayden's Hall - Sports
		Former Iowa coach Hayden Fry was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on August 14 in South Bend, Ind. Take a look back at Fry´s career from the early days and hear experiences from colleagues and players.
		Fry persuaded the Beaumont, Texas, native to join SMU in 1966, simultaneously breaking the racial barrier in the Southwestern Conference.
		Fry had his guards and center switch in warm-ups so the guard was snapping the ball back to the center.
	www.dailyiowan.com /media/paper599/news/2004/08/19/Sports/Haydens.Hall-703058.shtml (2229 words)

	Alvarez says Fry is still a fine coach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Madison -- Hayden Fry is 69 years old and as his University of Iowa Hawkeyes struggle this season, he is facing an undercurrent of criticism that the game has passed him by.
		Fry is in his 20th season at Iowa, with a record of 143-85-6.
		"Hayden Fry has been one of the best and most consistent coaches in our business," said Alvarez, who worked for Fry from 1979-'86.
	www.jsonline.com /Badger/fb/uwgrid102098.stm (455 words)

	- Fry, Edwards to Speak at Master Coach Session (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fry coached at Iowa for 20 years, becoming only the sixth coach in Big Ten to coach 20 or more seasons at one school.
		Fry has amassed an overall record of 143-89-6 during his tenure with the Hawkeyes, making him the all-time winningest coach in Iowa history.
		Fry was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and earned AFCA District/Regional Coach of the Year honors in 1981 and 1990.
	www.afca.com /Lev2.cfm/453 (470 words)

	Kinnick Stadium Renovation - Extras: Cathedrals of College Football
		The legacy of Hayden Fry is surely measured by that success but even more so by the way he achieved it.
		Fry also demonstrated that he and his players, were really a part of Iowa… not simply transients on their way to someplace else.
		The patriotism and pride was not a gimmick, Fry had plenty of offers to leave over the years yet he remained loyal to the university.
	www.kinnickrenovation.com /extras_cathedrals.php (2303 words)

	COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTE
		He was a coach for 37 seasons, starting at Southern Methodist in 1962, moving to North Texas in 1973 and jumping to Iowa for the 1979 campaign.
		Man, 47 years, I never had to do this." Fry was 143-89-6 for a.601 winning percentage, including a 6-7-1 mark in bowls.
		"As you can see, this is very difficult for me." The 70-year-old Fry had debated leaving in the past, but could not move himself to quit because of promises he made to the class of 1997.
	www.canoe.ca /StatsFBC/BC-FBC-LGNS-FRYRETIRES-R.html (437 words)

	Don Williams-
		When Fry was a young coach, he'd promised himself that he'd always try to do the right thing if presented with such an opportunity.
		Hayden Fry, even though he had been tucked away for years in Iowa, seemed the perfect person to call.
		Fry said he searched for two years to find the perfect candidate to break the SWC color line.
	www.lubbockonline.com /news/121096/don.htm (669 words)

	RON MALY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fry was McCarney’s boss for 11 seasons at Iowa, and now—at 73—he’s being mentioned as a possible candidate for the coaching vacancy at Baylor.
		All were with Fry at Iowa and have big-time head coaching jobs now—Alvarez at Wisconsin, Snyder at Kansas State, Ferentz at Iowa, Stoops at Oklahoma and McCarney at Iowa State.
		Fry went to some of Iowa’s early games at Kinnick Stadium this season, but doesn’t want to wear out his welcome.
	home.sprintmail.com /~malympcc/fry.htm (722 words)

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		Both Paterno and Fry were coaching at the Hula Bowl game that year -- Fry coached the collegiate all-stars on one sideline, Paterno was an assistant on the other.
		Fry added that his next two weeks should be equally tough because the Hawkeyes will have to travel to Michigan a week after facing the Lions.
		Fry also expects the going to be tough because his team will have ten new starters on offense.
	www.collegian.psu.edu /archive/1993/09/09-17-93tdc/09-17-93dsports-5.asp (650 words)

	CNN/SI - College Football - Hayden Fry being treated for prostate cancer - Tuesday August 03, 1999 02:28 AM
		The newspaper reported Monday that the 70-year-old Fry has undergone treatment within the past three months for the ailment that was discovered this spring, but Fry is remaining secretive about it.
		The newspaper said former Iowa State basketball coach Johnny Orr, an old friend of Fry's, told a group attending a charity event he hosted Saturday that the former Iowa football coach is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.
		Fry was scheduled to appear at the golf event and was forced to cancel because of the ailment, Orr said.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/college/news/1999/08/02/fry_cancer (307 words)

	fry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		A former state championship quarterback from Odessa High School (1946), Hayden Fry was the head football coach at SMU (1962-1972) and North Texas State (1973-1978) before taking the job at Iowa (1979-1998).
		Fry broke the color barrier in the SWC when he awarded Jerry LeVias a scholarship to SMU in 1966.
		Fry is also a past president of the American Football Coaches Association.
	www.tshof.org /Bios/tshof/fg/fry.htm (136 words)

	KCRG.com \| KCRG TV9 Your 24 Hour News and Weather Source (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Decorah native Lon Olejniczak said in 1979 he was headed for the football powerhouse of Nebraska, until a guy by the name of Hayden Fry strolled into his living room and changed everything.
		Hayden Fry still helps out the state today, by staying very active in his charities.
		Hayden Fry retired in 1998 as the winningest football coach in Iowa history.
	www.kcrg.com /article.aspx?art_id=72005&cat_id=123 (323 words)

	Coaches Dykes, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fry, who quarterbacked the Bronchos to a state championship in 1946, will try to bring an Alamo Bowl victory to his No. 21-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes 50 years later when he faces Dykes' Red Raiders Sunday.
		Fry, who ranks as the fifth-winningest coach on the all-time active coaches list with 221 victories, has led Iowa to 13 postseason games during his 17 years as head coach at Ames.
		Prior to Iowa, Fry coached six seasons at North Texas, from 1973-78, and 11 seasons at Southern Methodist from 1662-72.
	www.lubbockonline.com /news/122596/coaches.htm (483 words)

	Learfield Communications: Hayden Fry Joins College Football Hall of Fame
		Praising his players and assistant coaches from throughout his coaching career, former Iowa Football Coach Hayden Fry was one of 13 former players and coaches inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame here Saturday evening.
		Fry is the 14th person from the University of Iowa named to the prestigious Hall of Fame.
		Fry served as Iowa's head coach from 1979-98, posting a 143-89-6 record.
	www.learfield.com /gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=AB8E6DD6-0553-4B08-8C26FD5B432450CB (114 words)

	SI.com - NCAA Football - Hayden Fry inducted into College Hall - Tuesday December 9, 2003 6:56PM
		NEW YORK (AP) -- Hayden Fry, former coach at Iowa, SMU and North Texas State, said Tuesday he couldn't be more thrilled or honored to join the ranks of the College Football Hall of Fame.
		Fry spent 20 seasons at Iowa, where he won three Big Ten titles, appeared in 14 bowl games and became an icon for the Hawkeyes.
		Fry and the other inductees will be enshrined at the Hall in South Bend, Ind., in August.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/football/ncaa/12/09/bc.fbc.halloffame.ap (430 words)

	ESPN.com - NCF/BOWLS99 - Notebook: Southwestern hospitality in full swing
		Former Iowa coach Hayden Fry, on hand to be inducted into the "Legends of the Sun Bowl," said he never had a better time at a bowl game than in 1963, when his Southern Methodist team lost to Oregon 21-14.
		Fry was inducted along with Jimmy Rogers, Jr., a 37-year Sun Bowl volunteer.
		On Thursday, Mason teased former SMU and Iowa coach Hayden Fry for wearing wingtips in Texas and not cowboy boots.
	espn.go.com /ncf/bowls99/s/1999/1230/261237.html (900 words)

	Fry, Podolak, Jauch, Wyatt & Co. Impressed With 593-Yard Showing by Iowa's Russell, Lewis, Banks & Co. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hayden Fry, Ed Podolak, Ray Jauch and Bernie Wyatt were among those who marveled at a 593-yard offensive barrage produced by Fred Russell, Jermelle Lewis, Brad Banks and a number of other Iowa football players today on Varsity Club Day.
		Indeed, it was the second time in three days that Fry was watching a team coached by one of his former assistants bash an opponent.
		Fry joked that both of his former staff members had to "call off the dogs’’ after their early blitzes.
	home.sprintmail.com /~malympcc/iafbfirst.htm (856 words)

	Iowa farewell tour should have been Hayden's (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hayden is the coach who should have enjoyed the luxury of a long goodbye.
		I spent roughly five years on the Hayden beat, four of them chafing at the at least annual Fry practice of using the media as his favorite whipping boys and girls.
		Hayden spent 20 years writing the best copy Iowa sports pages ever will produce because, whenever he spoke, there was a 75 percent chance it would be interesting.
	www.qctimes.com /sports/981129_story6.html (1087 words)

	Offenburger.com
		Whitaker said Fry has given him advice and has appeared on the campaign trail with him, but he went on to explain he won’t get Fry’s vote in the November general election.
		Hayden and Shirley Fry, it turns out, still maintain a home outside North Liberty, Iowa, but they have moved their official residence to Mesquite, Nevada, which the Internet portrays as a planned golf-community of about 15,000 people located 80 miles north of Las Vegas.
		Whitaker said that Fry, in that speech, said his taxes in Nevada “are 15 percent less in Nevada” than they’d be in Iowa, “so maybe I misunderstood earlier when I thought he said 50 percent,” the candidate said.
	www.offenburger.com /lspaper.asp?link=20020926 (1229 words)

	Mum's the word on Hayden Fry retirement talk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Elliott already was regarded as one of the prime candidates to succeed Fry, along with Kansas coach Terry Allen and Florida assistant coach Bobby Stoops.
		Fry has been employed in the coaching profession since 1951 and has spent the past 36 years as a Division I head coach.
		It wouldn't be unprecedented for Fry to hang around another five or 10 years, as Burger suggested.
	www.qctimes.com /sports/980829_story6.html (886 words)

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