Fred Faurot

Frederick Winslow "Fritz" Faurot, Jr. (March 18, 1909 – December 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. Starting as coach in 1933 at Excelsior Springs, MO, high school; moved to Chillicothe, MO in 1934-35. He then served as the head football coach at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College—commonly known at the time as Kirksville State Teachers College and now known as Truman State University—from 1935 to 1937, at Parsons College from 1938 to 1941, at Central Methodist College in 1945 as basketball coach, 1946 as Director of Athletics and football coach, and at Murray State University from 1948 to 1955, compiling a career college football coach record of 73–49–9. Faurot played college football at the University of Missouri, lettering in 1930 and 1932. He served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy, as an instructor in the physical training program, during World War II. He was the brother of College Football Hall of Fame coach, Don Faurot.