Veteran college football coach Franchione dies at 75
Longtime college football coach Dennis Franchione has died at 75 after a battle with cancer. Across a 40-year career, he won more than 200 games and led TCU, Alabama, Texas A&M and other programs, helping revive TCU before its rise under Gary Patterson.
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About Gary Patterson
Gary Allen Patterson is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at USC. He served as head football coach at Texas Christian University (TCU) from 2000 to 2021, compiling a record of 181–79. Patterson led the TCU Horned Frogs to six conference championships and 11 bowl game victories, including victories in the 2011 Rose Bowl and 2014 Peach Bowl. His 2010 squad finished the season undefeated at 13–0 after a 21–19 Rose Bowl victory over the Wisconsin Badgers on New Year's Day 2011, and ranked second in the final tallying of both major polls.
Everything about Gary Patterson →- Occupation
- head coach, American football player
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 13, 1960