Dean Pryor

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Dean Pryor
Biographical details
Born(1930-11-22)November 22, 1930
Corning, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2019(2019-03-04) (aged 88)
Playing career
Football
1950–1952 Arkansas
Track
1951–1953 Arkansas
Position(s) Running back (football)
Decathlon (track)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1956 Lakeland HS (FL) (assistant)
1957–1959 Coffeyville (assistant)
1960–1961Coffeyville
1962–1963 Wichita (backfield)
1964–1966 Hastings
1967–1969 Kansas State (assistant)
1970–1971 South Dakota State
Track
1957–1961 Coffeyville
Head coaching record
Overall18–28–1 (college football)
15–7 (junior college football)

Richard Dean Pryor (November 22, 1930 – March 4, 2019) was an American football player and coach, track coach, and decathlete. He served as the head football coach at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska from 1964 to 1966 and South Dakota State University from 1970 to 1971, comping a career college football head coaching record of 18–28–1. [1] Prior was also the head football coach at at Coffeyville Junior College—now known as Coffeyville Community College—in Coffeyville, Kansas from 1960 to 1961 and the school's head track coach from 1957 to 1961. [2]

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Pryor played high school football Fredonia High School in Fredonia, Kansas and college football at the University of Arkansas from 1950 to 1952. As a senior, he was co-captain of 1952 Arkansas Razorbacks football team. [3] In 1952, he participated in the United States Olympic Trials in the decathlon, finishing in eighth place. [4]

As head football coach at Coffeyville, Pryor lead his team to records of 6–5 in 1960 and 9–2 in 1961. He left Coffeyville in 1962 to become backfield coach at the Municipal University of Wichita—no known as Wichita State University—under head football coach Marcelino Huerta. [5]

Head coaching record

College football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Hastings Broncos (Nebraska College Conference)(1964–1966)
1964 Hastings6–32–23rd
1965 Hastings4–61–34th
1966 Hastings3–4–12–23rd
Hastings:13–13–15–7
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (North Central Conference)(1970–1971)
1970 South Dakota State2–81–5T–6th
1971 South Dakota State3–72–46th
South Dakota State:5–153–9
Total:18–28–1

Junior college football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Coffeyville Red Ravens (Kansas Junior College Conference)(1960–1961)
1960 Coffeyville6–55–3T–3rd
1961 Coffeyville9–27–12nd
Coffeyville:15–712–4
Total:15–7

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References

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