Frank H. Gorton (1877 – March 20, 1939) was an

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, and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1906 to 1907, Occidental College from 1908 to 1910, the

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(VMI) from 1914 to 1916, and Otterbein College—now known as Otterbein University—in 1917, compiling a career college football record of 38–29–6. Gorton was also the head basketball coach at Rutgers from 1906 to 1909, at VMI from 1914 to 1917, and at

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during the 1917–18 season, amassing a career

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mark of 33–31. In addition, he served as the head baseball coach at Rutgers in 1907. Gorton returned to VMI in 1926 to serve as the school's

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. Gorton died at the age of 62 of a heart attack in Lexington, Virginia on March 20, 1939.

Head coaching record

Football

Basketball

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