Francis Hoover, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetFrancis Hoover
American sports coach
Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1914
Place of Birth: Statesville, North Carolina, United States
Date of Death: 19-Mar-2002
Profession: basketball coach
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Francis Hoover
- Francis Lentz Hoover (November 15, 1914 – March 19, 2002) was an American college sports coach and administrator.
- He coached American football, basketball, baseball, and tennis at Appalachian State Teachers College—now known as Appalachian State University—located in Boone, North Carolina.
- Hoover was the eighth head football coach, serving for one season in 1945, and the seventh basketball coach, serving for 11 seasons between 1945 and 1957, at Appalachian State.
- He led the Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball to two North State Conference championships.
- Hoover was the president of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) for the 1960–61 academic year.
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