Tony Franklin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Franklin
Occupation	Head Coach
Date Of Birth	Aug 29, 1957(1957-08-29)
Age	67
Birthplace	Princeton
Country	United States
Birth City	Princeton
Horoscope	Capricorn

Tony Franklin Biography

Tony Franklin is one of the most popular and richest Head Coach who was born on August 29, 1957 in Princeton, Princeton, United States. Tony Franklin (born August 29, 1957) is an American football coach, currently serving as the offensive coordinator for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders of Conference USA after making a move from the same position with the California Golden Bears.

Besides his offensive consulting work, Franklin has written a pair of football related books. In 2001, Franklin authored a nationally acclaimed book titled Fourth Down and Life To Go (ISBN 9780971428003), which chronicled his experiences with coaching football in Kentucky. The book detailed the inner workings of the Kentucky football program and effectively blacklisted him from coaching from 2001 to 2005 until he was hired at Troy. He authored a second book in 2005 titled Victor’s Victory (ISBN 9780971428010), which dealt with the sudden death of 15-year-old Hoover High School football player Victor Dionte Hill, who died from a cardiac arrest during one of Franklin’s consulting sessions. The book urges schools and youth organizations to make automated external defibrillators universally available.

In 2006, Franklin was hired by Larry Blakeney to serve as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Troy University. In his first season at Troy, Franklin turned the teams stuttering offense around from the last placed offensive unit in the Sun Belt Conference prior to his arrival, to leading the league in passing and ranking second in overall offense. This remarkable turnaround helped the Trojans earn their first Sun Belt Conference title as well as the school’s first bowl win, with a victory in the New Orleans Bowl. Prior to Franklin’s arrival, Troy hadn’t ranked better than 109th nationally in total offense in the previous four seasons. In 2007, the Trojans ranked 16th nationally in total offense (453 yards per game) and 25th nationally in scoring offense (34 points per game), helping the team win back to back Sun Belt Conference titles.

After spending two seasons with the Trojans, Franklin was hired on December 12, 2007 by Tommy Tuberville to serve as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Auburn University. Franklin implemented his new spread offense with only 8 days of practice, prior to the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl. The new system proved quite effective as Auburn bested their season average in all offensive categories, posting 423 yards of offense (233 passing / 190 rushing), had 24 first downs and ran an 11-year high 93 offensive plays, all despite playing against the #6 defense in the nation.

After Mike Leach was hired away by Oklahoma, Franklin was named offensive coordinator for the 2000 season and led the Wildcats to the nation’s 2nd best passing offense, as well as the nation’s 11th best team in total offense (445 yards per game). He helped lead the Wildcats to their first back-to-back bowl appearances in 15 years and their first New Year’s bowl game appearance in 50 seasons. During his tenure at Kentucky, Franklin was named one of the top 10 recruiters in the South.

Tony Franklin Net Worth

Tony Franklin is one of the richest Head Coach from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Franklin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While a running back in college at Murray State in 1977, Franklin was a teammate of fellow future coach Bud Foster, who later came to prominence as the Virginia Tech defensive coordinator.

Franklin began his career as a high school coach in 1979, including a stint at Calloway County High School where he coached Mr. Football in Kentucky, Pookie Jones, who went to play at Kentucky. Franklin continued coaching in the high school ranks at other schools, including perennial state championship contender Mayfield High School, winning two state titles. He was the head football coach for one year at Mercer County Senior High School before he was hired by Hal Mumme in 1997 to coach running backs at Kentucky.

In 2003, Franklin was chosen as general manager and head coach of the expansion franchise Lexington Horsemen of the National Indoor Football League, successfully leading the team to the playoffs in their inaugural season. The team led the Atlantic Division in scoring, averaging 53.1 points per game.

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Who is Tony Franklin Dating?

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On February 17, 2010, Louisiana Tech head coach Sonny Dykes announced the hiring of Franklin as offensive coordinator. The two had previously worked together on Hal Mumme’s staff at Kentucky. In their first season, LA Tech’s record improved to 5–7 overall and 4–4 in the WAC, with the offense improving in several areas of the NCAA statistical ranks including passing offense (91st in 2009 to 62nd in 2010) and total offense (66th to 52nd) while the team’s average offensive national rank improved from 65th in 2009 to 54th in 2010.

Facts & Trivia

Tony Ranked on the list of most popular Head Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tony Franklin celebrates birthday on August 29 of every year.

On December 5, 2012, it was announced that head coach Sonny Dykes would be leaving Louisiana Tech to take the position as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley. The first assistant to be hired by Dykes at Cal was Tony Franklin as offensive coordinator.

Who was the barefoot kicker for the Eagles?

Tony Franklin of the Eagles and Rich Karlis of the Broncos were the two best barefoot kickers, but other like-minded goofballs were everywhere. Mike Lansford of the Rams kicked PATs and field goals without a shoe, but he put his cleats back on for kickoffs.

What is the Tony Franklin system?

Since 2001, Tony Franklin and his team have made it their mission to improve the lives and careers of high school football coaches in every way possible by providing cutting edge, year-round training in not just football, but lifestyle, goal-setting, and family balance.

What was Tony Franklin longest field goal?

16, 1976: Tony Franklin set a Texas A&M record for longest field goal when he kicked a 65-yarder against Baylor. He also kicked a 64-yarder during the same game.

Where is Tony Franklin now?

Tony Franklin (born August 29, 1957) is a retired American football coach, most recently serving as the offensive coordinator for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders of Conference USA after making a move from the same position with the California Golden Bears.

Who was the last barefoot punter in the NFL?

Rich Karlis gained notoriety as the NFL’s last full-time barefoot kicker. He picked up the technique during his freshman season at Cincinnati.