Wesley Leonard "Cowboy" Fry was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, and professional football executive.
13 Facts About Wesley Fry
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Wesley Fry later served as director of player personnel and then as general manager with the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League from 1960 to 1963.
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Wesley Fry played college football at the University of Iowa under legendary coach Howard Jones, excelling as a fullback.
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Wesley Fry then spent the 1926 and 1927 seasons playing professional football with Red Grange for the New York Yankees of the National Football League.
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Wesley Fry began his career coaching football at Classen High School in Oklahoma City.
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Waldorf left Kansas State after one season, and Wesley Fry was hired as the new head coach in 1935.
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Wesley Fry coached the baseball team at Kansas State during this time.
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Wesley Fry stepped aside following the 1939 season, but not before coaching the second-ever televised college football game.
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In 1947, Wesley Fry moved with Waldorf to the University of California.
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Wesley Fry remained Waldorf's assistant coach at Cal through the end of Waldorf's term, in 1956, despite receiving offers of head coaching positions from Oregon State University and Arizona State University.
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In 1960, Wesley Fry joined the Oakland Raiders organization, which was commencing operations as a member of the American Football League.
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Wesley Fry first served as director of player personnel, then as general manager of the franchise until 1963, when Al Davis was hired as general manager and head coach.
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Wesley Fry died on November 11,1970, at his home in La Mesa, California.