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Ho-Hum ... Another Hall of Fame for Frank

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"Hi, my name is Frank (some call me 'Frank of the Ozarks'). I'm mostly retired now, do a little consulting every now and then. Over the years, my hobbies have included raising jaw-dropping amounts of money to build world-class facilities for the University of Arkansas athletic teams, going to the Masters every year, meddlin' with the Razorback football program, feuding with Nolan Richardson, and - oh yeah - getting inducted into Halls of Fame."

If you haven't heard, Frank Broyles will be inducted into his ninth Hall of Fame in early June, when he enters the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame. Love him or hate him, the honor is richly deserved. In addition to engineering the move from the SWC to the SEC and overseeing the construction of a number of top-notch facilities, Broyles' resume includes the following items, courtesy of Bob Holt of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:

"Broyles was Arkansas’ athletic director from 1973-2007 and oversaw a program that won 43 national titles (42 in cross country and track and field, one in basketball ), won 57 championships in the Southwest Conference and 48 SEC championships, and played in 22 bowl games."

Congrats, Mr. Broyles. The first Jägerbomb is on us.

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“…won 43 national titles (42 in cross country and track and field, one in basketball )…”

Yeah, jaw-dropping. How many in football?

by artiger on May 15, 2008 11:31 PM CDT reply actions  

How many national titles in basketball has LSU won? One less than the number of national titles in football that Arkansas has won. ZERO, in other words!

by KevinHog on May 16, 2008 9:13 AM CDT reply actions  

Basketball…yawn.

Now that Grandpa Frank is out, y’all might figure out how to spell BCS.

by artiger on May 16, 2008 9:58 AM CDT reply actions  

i’m sure lsu’s a.d. could explain the finer points of backing in

by thebeave on May 16, 2008 10:25 PM CDT reply actions  

Well, there was a vacuum, and someone had to fill it. Might as well have been us. We didn’t exactly blow it when we got our chance, did we?

Our recently retired AD knew when to get out, rather than overstay his usefulness.

by artiger on May 17, 2008 1:00 PM CDT reply actions  

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