Frank Barger
American football coach
Frank Barger (1921 in China Grove, North Carolina – 1991) was an American high school football coach at Hickory High School in Hickory, North Carolina. A graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne College, Barger compiled a 273–108–5 record in coaching the Hickory Tornadoes. This includes 3 western state titles and 10 district titles during his 31-year tenure (1953–1984). He was the National Coach of the Year for District 3 (Southeast U.S.) in 1971, and in 1993 was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, in Raleigh, North Carolina. During his time at Hickory High School, Barger also coached other sports such as baseball, golf, track, and girls' basketball.
The public source identifies “Frank Barger” as american football coach. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Frank, Barger and American.
Why this record matters
A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Frank Barger”, the useful work is to connect “american football coach” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.
Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5485181. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1921, 1991, 1953 and 1984.
The absence of detail may reflect summary conventions rather than a lack of surviving documentation. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Frank Barger”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Frank Barger primary sources, Frank Barger archive and Frank research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Frank Barger”?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Frank Barger” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.