Glen Rose (April 23, 1905 – September 3, 1994) was an
American football
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and
basketball
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coach. He served as the head basketball coach at the
University of Arkansas
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from 1933 to 1942 and again from 1952 to 1966, as well as the head football coach for two seasons during
World War II
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(1944–1945). Rose was also the head basketball coach at
Stephen F. Austin College from 1948 to 1952.
Rose was born on April 23, 1905,
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Siloam Springs is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The city shares a border on the Arkansas-Oklahoma state line with the city of West Siloam Springs, Oklahoma, which is within the Cherokee Nation territory. The town was founded i ...
. He grew up in
Little Rock, Arkansas
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. Rose died on September 3, 1994, at Fayetteville City Hospital in
Fayetteville, Arkansas
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, following several months of declining health.
Basketball
Rose played basketball for the
Arkansas Razorbacks
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and was selected All-
Southwest Conference
The Southwest Conference (SWC) was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference in the United States that existed from 1914 to 1996. Composed primarily of schools from Texas, at various times the conference included schools from Oklahoma an ...
from 1926 to 1928, and as an
All-American in 1928. After his playing days ended, he served as assistant coach from 1929 to 1932.
In 1932, Rose became head coach at Arkansas and led the team from 1933 to 1942, winning five Southwest Conference titles. He coached at
Stephen F. Austin College for four seasons from 1948 to 1952, before returning to Arkansas for 14 more seasons from 1952 to 1966.
Rose compiled a record of 325–201 at Arkansas and 56–35 at Stephen F. Austin.
Football
Rose was the head football coach at
Arkansas
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from 1944 to 1945. During his tenure, he compiled an 8–12–1 (.405) record.
Head coaching record
Football
Basketball
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