1. Frank Truitt's battalion arrived in France on 25 December 1944 and saw action during the Battle of the Bulge while stationed in Luxembourg.
20 Facts About Frank Truitt
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Frank Truitt enrolled at Otterbein University in 1946 after serving overseas in the United States Army for 32 months.
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Frank Truitt married fellow student Katharine Ellen "Kay" Turner on 16 June 1948 before graduating with Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1950.
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From 1951 to 1954, Frank Truitt taught History, Government, and French and was the head basketball coach at Bloomingburg High School in Fayette County, Ohio.
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Frank Truitt's team won the county league title and the county tournament in both 1953 and 1954.
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Frank Truitt next taught and coached at Mount Gilead High School in Mount Gilead, Ohio.
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Ultimately, Frank Truitt had hoped to join the staff at Ohio State and conditionally accepted the Otterbein position.
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In those days, Frank Truitt served not only as the freshman team's head coach, but as an assistant to the varsity team, as the varsity team's lead scout, and as the chief recruiter.
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Frank Truitt really cared about the players, and they knew that.
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Also during this time, Frank Truitt earned a master's degree in physical education from Ohio State in 1962.
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Frank Truitt had suggested that after watching California game films.
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Frank Truitt resigned from his position at Ohio State University in 1965 to become the head coach of the LSU Tigers men's basketball team.
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Frank Truitt coached the Tigers for one year, during which his Tigers played against John Wooden's UCLA Bruins in Los Angeles and Adolph Rupp's Kentucky Wildcats in Lexington, among other teams.
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Ultimately, Frank Truitt was unhappy at LSU for three primary reasons.
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On 4 May 1970, Frank Truitt was inside the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center on Kent State's campus when Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on a rioting crowd and killed four students, an incident since known as the Kent State shootings.
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Frank Truitt resigned as the head golf and soccer coach at Kent State in 1978 and moved to Upper Arlington, Ohio.
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Frank Truitt taught and coached basketball at Bishop Watterson High School for six years before retiring in 1986.
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Frank Truitt was an avid golfer for over 70 years, beginning in 1935 at age 10.
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Frank Truitt eventually won club championships at York Golf Club, Washington Courthouse Country Club, Mount Gilead Country Club, and the Kent State University Golf Club.
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Frank Truitt was the Caddy Master at Brookside Country Club before enrolling at Otterbein.