Hall of Fame
Frank Koon attended Henderson State Teachers College from 1929-1933 where he was the junior class president, student body president and was a three-year All-State football performer. From 1933 to 1942, Koon was a teacher and coach in his hometown of Sheridan, Arkansas. In 1942 Koon joined the United States Armed Forces 96th Infantry Division before coming to Ozarks in 1945. From 1945 to1955 Koon was the College of the Ozarks athletic director, football coach and basketball coach. He was named the AIC Coach of the Year in 1951. After Ozarks, Koon spent a decade at Arkansas State Teachers College where he too served as Athletic Director, posted a 54-34-6 record as the Football Coach and coached two AIC Championship football teams in 1959 and 1962. In 1965 Koon left the athletic world and was the Arkansas State Teachers College Vice President of Student Affairs before his retirement in 1976. Upon his retirement, Coach Koon posted a winning record of 159-99-6. At the time of his induction, six of his students had joined him in the U of O Hall of Fame.
