F. A. Dry
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
F. A. Dry (born September 2, 1931) is an American former football coach. He was the head football coach for the University of Tulsa from 1972 to 1976. During his tenure there, he compiled a 31–18–1 record. After four straight Missouri Valley Conference championships Dry departed for Texas Christian University (TCU), where he compiled a 12–51–3 record.
Dry played football at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University), from 1950 to 1952.
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