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{{Short description|American football player and coach (1894–1961)}}
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| Name = Foy Hammons
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| Sport = [[American football|Football]]
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| College = [[Arkansas State Red Wolves|Arkansas State]]
| Title = [[Head coach]]
| birth_place = [[Little Rock, Arkansas]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1961|7|16|1894|1|22}}
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| death_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
| OverallRecord = 44–32–13
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| coach_years2 = 1926–1930
| CoachTeams = [[Arkansas State Red Wolves|Arkansas State]]<br/>[[Ouachita Baptist University|Ouachita Baptist]]<br/>[[University of Arkansas at Monticello|Arkansas A&M]]
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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 1921, 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 football]] record of 44–32–13.


Hammons also coached [[high school football]] at [[Pine Bluff High School]] and [[Hope High School (Arkansas)|Hope High School]] in [[Arkansas]]. He died in 1961 after a long illness.<ref>{{cite news |title=Foy Hammons Dies After Long Illness |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4174357/northwest_arkansas_times/ |newspaper=[[The Northwest Arkansas Times]] |location=[[Fayetteville, Arkansas]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=July 17, 1961 |page=9 |access-date=January 30, 2016 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>
'''Foy Hammons''' was a former [[head coach]] of the [[Arkansas State University|Arkansas State]] (1919–1921), [[Ouachita Baptist University|Ouachita Baptist]] (1926–1930) and [[University of Arkansas at Monticello|Arkansas A&M]] (1931–1933) [[college football]] programs.


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
===College===
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| name = [[Arkansas State Red Wolves football|Jonesboro Aggies]]
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1919
| endyear = 1921
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 1919
| championship =
| name = [[Arkansas State Red Wolves|Arkansas State]]
| year = [[1919 college football season|1919]]
| name = [[1919 Jonesboro Aggies football team|Jonesboro Aggies]]
| overall = 2–5–0
| overall = 2–5
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 1920
| championship =
| name = [[Arkansas State Red Wolves|Arkansas State]]
| year = [[1920 college football season|1920]]
| name = [[1920 Jonesboro Aggies football team|Jonesboro Aggies]]
| overall = 3–3–0
| overall = 3–3
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 1921
| championship =
| name = [[Arkansas State Red Wolves|Arkansas State]]
| year = [[1921 college football season|1921]]
| name = [[1921 Jonesboro Aggies football team|Jonesboro Aggies]]
| overall = 3–2–1
| overall = 3–2–1
| conference =
| conference =
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking =
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| ranking2 = no
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| championship =
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Jonesboro Aggies
| overall = 8–10–1
| confrecord =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Ouachita Baptist Tigers football|Ouachita Baptist Tigers]]
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1926
| endyear = single
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Arkansas State|overall=8–10–1}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 1926
| championship =
| name = [[Ouachita Baptist University|Ouachita Baptist]]
| year = [[1926 college football season|1926]]
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 6–0–1
| overall = 6–0–1

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| championship =
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| name = [[Ouachita Baptist Tigers football|Ouachita Baptist Tigers]]
| conf = Arkansas Association
| startyear = 1927
| endyear = single
}}
}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 1927
| championship =
| name = [[Ouachita Baptist University|Ouachita Baptist]]
| year = [[1927 college football season|1927]]
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 6–1–2
| overall = 6–1–2

| conference =
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| ranking = no
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| ranking2 = no
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| championship =
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Ouachita Baptist Tigers football|Ouachita Baptist Tigers]]
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1928
| endyear = 1930
}}
}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 1928
| championship =
| name = [[Ouachita Baptist University|Ouachita Baptist]]
| year = [[1928 college football season|1928]]
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 5–3–1
| overall = 5–3–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 1929
| championship =
| name = [[Ouachita Baptist University|Ouachita Baptist]]
| year = [[1929 college football season|1929]]
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 3–5–2
| overall = 3–5–2

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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| year = 1930
| championship =
| name = [[Ouachita Baptist University|Ouachita Baptist]]
| year = [[1930 college football season|1930]]
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 5–3–1
| overall = 5–3–1

| conference =
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| ranking = no
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| ranking2 = no
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| championship =
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Ouachita Baptist
| overall = 25–12–7
| confrecord =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Arkansas-Monticello Boll Weevils football|Arkansas A&M Boll Weevils]]
| conf = [[Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference]]
| startyear = 1931
| endyear = 1933
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Ouachita Baptist|overall=25–12–7}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 1931
| championship =
| name = [[University of Arkansas at Monticello|Arkansas A&M]]
| year = [[1931 college football season|1931]]
| name = Arkansas A&M
| overall = 7–2–1
| overall = 7–2–1

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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| year = 1932
| championship =
| name = [[University of Arkansas at Monticello|Arkansas A&M]]
| year = [[1932 college football season|1932]]
| name = Arkansas A&M
| overall = 2–5–2
| overall = 2–5–2

| conference =
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| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| year = 1933
| championship =
| name = [[University of Arkansas at Monticello|Arkansas A&M]]
| year = [[1933 college football season|1933]]
| name = Arkansas A&M
| overall = 2–3–2
| overall = 2–3–2

| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| confstanding =
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| bcsbowl =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 =
| ranking2 = no
}}
| championship =
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Arkansas A&M
| overall = 11–10–5
| confrecord =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 44–32–13
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal|name=Arkansas A&M|overall=11–10–5}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End||legend=no|overall=44–32–13}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<div class='references-small'>{{reflist}}</div>
*[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_year_by_year.php?coachid=960 Foy Hammons bio], College Football Data Warehouse.


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Find a Grave|36355829}}
* {{CFBCR|960|Foy Hammons}}


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[[Category:Ouachita Baptist Tigers football coaches]]
[[Category:High school football coaches in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Little Rock, Arkansas]]




Latest revision as of 18:24, 14 November 2024

Foy Hammons
Biographical details
Born(1894-01-22)January 22, 1894
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedJuly 16, 1961(1961-07-16) (aged 67)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Playing career
1913–1915Jonesboro Aggies
1919Jonesboro Aggies
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919–1921Jonesboro Aggies
1926–1930Ouachita Baptist
1931–1933Arkansas A&M
Head coaching record
Overall44–32–13 (college)

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 1921, 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 football record of 44–32–13.

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

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College

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Jonesboro Aggies (Independent) (1919–1921)
1919 Jonesboro Aggies 2–5
1920 Jonesboro Aggies 3–3
1921 Jonesboro Aggies 3–2–1
Jonesboro Aggies: 8–10–1
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: 44–32–13

References

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  1. ^ "Foy Hammons Dies After Long Illness". The Northwest Arkansas Times. Fayetteville, Arkansas. Associated Press. July 17, 1961. p. 9. Retrieved January 30, 2016 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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