Foy Hammons
American football player and coach (1894–1961)
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Foy Hayden Hammons (January 22, 1894 – July 16, 1961) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the First District Agricultural School of Jonesboro, Arkansas (now known as Arkansas State University) from 1919 to 1920, at Ouachita Baptist University from 1926 to 1930, and at Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College (now known as the University of Arkansas at Monticello) from 1931 to 1933, compiling a career college head coaching football record of 41–30–12.
BornJanuary 22, 1894
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 1961 (aged 67)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
1913–1915Jonesboro Aggies
1919Jonesboro Aggies
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 22, 1894 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1961 (aged 67) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1913–1915 | Jonesboro Aggies |
| 1919 | Jonesboro Aggies |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1919–1920 | Jonesboro Aggies |
| 1926–1930 | Ouachita Baptist |
| 1931–1933 | Arkansas A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–30–12 (college) |
Hammons also coached high school football at Pine Bluff High School and Hope High School in Arkansas. He died in 1961 after a long illness.[1]
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro Aggies (Independent) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Jonesboro Aggies | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1920 | Jonesboro Aggies | 3–3 | |||||||
| Jonesboro Aggies: | 5–8 | ||||||||
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Independent) (1926) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–0–1 | |||||||
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Arkansas Association) (1927) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–1–2 | |||||||
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Independent) (1928–1930) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1929 | Ouachita Baptist | 3–5–2 | |||||||
| 1930 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Ouachita Baptist: | 25–12–7 | ||||||||
| Arkansas A&M Boll Weevils (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1931–1933) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Arkansas A&M | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| 1932 | Arkansas A&M | 2–5–2 | |||||||
| 1933 | Arkansas A&M | 2–3–2 | |||||||
| Arkansas A&M: | 11–10–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 41–30–12 | ||||||||