Edward Franklin Camp Jr. (December 23, 1905 – January 26, 1986) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the

University of Louisville The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of ...

from 1946 to 1968, compiling a record of 118–95–2 (.551). He is credited as the man who brought back Louisville football following a three-year absence caused by World War II, and has the most wins of any head coach in school history. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback

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was among the players Camp coached. In 1947, Louisville had a 7–0–1 season. Camp was born on December 23, 1905 on

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. He graduated from

Transylvania University Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky. It was founded in 1780 and was the first university in Kentucky. It offers 46 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern ...

, where he played football as a

quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

, in 1930. He starting his coaching career at the high school level, working in Hodgenville,

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, and

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Head coaching record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camp, Frank 1905 births 1986 deaths American football quarterbacks Louisville Cardinals football coaches Transylvania Pioneers football players High school football coaches in Kentucky People from Todd County, Kentucky Coaches of American football from Kentucky Players of American football from Kentucky