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Frank McClellan
Biographical details
Born(1940-11-17)November 17, 1940
Sallis, Mississippi, U.S.
Died(2020-04-18)April 18, 2020
Marvell, Arkansas, U.S.
Alma materDelta State College
Playing career
1959–1960Holmes
1961–1963Delta State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1965–1966West Tallahatchie HS (MS) (line)
1967–1968Vaiden HS (MS)
1969McAdams HS (MS)
1970–1979Barton HS (AR)
1980Durant HS (MS)
1981–2005Barton HS (AR)
Track and field
1969McAdams HS (MS)
Head coaching record
Overall370–65–4

James Franklin McClellan (November 17, 1940 – April 18, 2020) was an American high school football coach. He was the head football coach for Vaiden High School from 1967 to 1968,[1] McAdams High School in 1969,[2][3] Barton High School from 1970 to 1979 and from 1981 to 2005,[4][5][6] and Durant High School in 1980.[7] He is the all-time winningest coach in Arkansas high school football history with a total of 349 wins.[8][9][10] He also coached for West Tallahatchie High School.[2] He played college football for Holmes and Delta State.[7]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Vaiden Bulldogs () (1967–1968)
1967 Vaiden 4–6
1968 Vaiden 4–6
Vaiden: 8–12
McAdams Bulldogs () (1969)
1969 McAdams 7–2–1
McAdams: 7–2–1
Barton Bears () (1970–1979)
1970 Barton 5–5 2–5
1971 Barton 7–3 3–3
1972 Barton 6–3–1 4–1–1
1973 Barton 10–1 6–0 1st
1974 Barton 9–1 5–1
1975 Barton 7–2–1 5–1–1
1976 Barton 8–2 6–1
1977 Barton 10–1 7–0 1st
1978 Barton 14–0 7–0 1st
1979 Barton 7–2–1 5–2
Durant Tigers () (1980)
1980 Durant 6–3
Durant: 6–3
Barton Bears () (1981–2005)
1981 Barton 9–4 5–0 1st
1982 Barton 11–2 5–0 1st
1983 Barton 9–1 5–0 1st
1984 Barton 6–3 4–1
1985 Barton 7–3 5–0 1st
1986 Barton 13–0 5–0 1st
1987 Barton 13–0 4–0 1st
1988 Barton 14–0 4–0 1st
1989 Barton 11–0 3–0 1st
1990 Barton 12–1 4–0 1st
1991 Barton 10–1 7–0 1st
1992 Barton 10–1 6–0 1st
1993 Barton 13–0 8–0 1st
1994 Barton 13–0 8–0 1st
1995 Barton 12–1 8–0 1st
1996 Barton 12–1 7–0 1st
1997 Barton 15–0 7–0 1st
1998 Barton 8–4 6–2
1999 Barton 11–1 7–0 1st
2000 Barton 12–1 8–0 1st
2001 Barton 12–2 8–0 1st
2002 Barton 10–2 8–1
2003 Barton 13–1 8–0
2004 Barton 6–4 5–3 4th
2005 Barton 4–6 4–5 6th
Barton: 349–59–3 199–26–2
Total: 370–65–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

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  1. ^ "Vaiden's New Mentor Has Rebuilding Chore". Clarion-Ledger. September 8, 1967. p. 28. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Vaiden Football Coach Moving To McAdams For Next Season". The Star-Herald. May 8, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "McAdams Head Coach". The Star-Herald. August 14, 1969. p. 5. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ex-Attala Coach Wins Area Title". The Star-Herald. December 9, 1971. p. 2. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bears Defeat Jackrabbits, 20-0". The Twin City Tribune. November 11, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Higgins, Ron (September 1, 1989). "Hard work has Bears on a roll". The Commercial Appeal. p. 35. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Frank McClellan Takes Durant Tiger Grid Post". The Star-Herald. June 5, 1980. p. 6. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Muck, Jeremy (April 19, 2020). "HS legend McClellan dead at 79, won 8 titles". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "The Final Farewell To The "Head Bear," Coach Frank McClellan (1940-2020)". Barton School District. April 21, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "McClellan Left His Mark". The Almanac of Arkansas High School Football. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
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