Frank Barger

{{Short description|American football coach}} '''Frank Barger''' (1921 in [[China Grove, North Carolina]] – 1991) was an American [[high school]] [[American football|football]] coach at [[Hickory High School (North Carolina)|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 field|track]], and [[Women's basketball|girls' basketball]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Frank Barger {{!}} NC Sports Hall of Fame|url = http://www.ncshof.org/2012/03/09/frank-barger/|accessdate = 2015-06-27|archive-date=June 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629102626/http://www.ncshof.org/2012/03/09/frank-barger/}}</ref>

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