Max Andrew Bumgardner (May 13, 1923 – April 12, 2005) was an
American football
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player and coach. After playing
college football
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as an
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at the
University of Texas at Austin
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, where he earned a
Bachelor of Science
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degree in physical education in 1948, he was selected in the first round of the
1948 NFL Draft
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by the
Chicago Bears
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, but was sent to the
Detroit Lions
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. He played for just one season in the
National Football League (NFL), with the Lions.
Bumgardner began his coaching career in 1949 at
Denison High School
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in
Denison, Texas
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, where he worked as an assistant under head football coach
Les Cranfill
Leslie Willard Cranfill (May 18, 1899 – July 29, 1983) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at Hardin–Simmons University
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. In 1950, he was hired as the head football coach and
athletic director
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at San Angelo College—now known as
Angelo State University
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—in
San Angelo, Texas
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. Bumgardner remained in that post until he resigned in 1968, after the school had become a four-year college and was renamed as Angelo State College.
Head coaching record
College
See also
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List of Texas Longhorns football All-Americans
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Key
''* Denotes Consensus All-America Selection''
''‡ Denotes Unanimous All-America Selection''
All-Americans
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List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks
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