Richard Dean Pryor (November 22, 1930 – March 4, 2019) was an American football player and coach, track coach, and decathlete. He served as the head football coach at Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska from 1964 to 1966 and South Dakota State University from 1970 to 1971, comping a career college football head coaching record of 18–28–1.[1] Prior was also the head football coach at at Coffeyville Junior College—now known as Coffeyville Community College—in Coffeyville, Kansas from 1960 to 1961 and the school's head track coach from 1957 to 1961.[2]

Dean Pryor
Biographical details
Born(1930-11-22)November 22, 1930
Corning, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 2019(2019-03-04) (aged 88)
Playing career
Football
1950–1952Arkansas
Track
1951–1953Arkansas
Position(s)Running back (football)
Decathlon (track)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1956Lakeland HS (FL) (assistant)
1957–1959Coffeyville (assistant)
1960–1961Coffeyville
1962–1963Wichita (backfield)
1964–1966Hastings
1967–1969Kansas State (assistant)
1970–1971South Dakota State
Track
1957–1961Coffeyville
Head coaching record
Overall18–28–1 (college football)
15–7 (junior college football)

Pryor played high school football Fredonia High School in Fredonia, Kansas and college football at the University of Arkansas from 1950 to 1952. As a senior, he was co-captain of 1952 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.[3] In 1952, he participated in the United States Olympic Trials in the decathlon, finishing in eighth place.[4]

As head football coach at Coffeyville, Pryor lead his team to records of 6–5 in 1960 and 9–2 in 1961. He left Coffeyville in 1962 to become backfield coach at the Municipal University of Wichita—no known as Wichita State University—under head football coach Marcelino Huerta.[5]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Hastings Broncos (Nebraska College Conference) (1964–1966)
1964 Hastings 6–3 2–2 3rd
1965 Hastings 4–6 1–3 4th
1966 Hastings 3–4–1 2–2 3rd
Hastings: 13–13–1 5–7
South Dakota State Jackrabbits (North Central Conference) (1970–1971)
1970 South Dakota State 2–8 1–5 T–6th
1971 South Dakota State 3–7 2–4 6th
South Dakota State: 5–15 3–9
Total: 18–28–1

Junior college football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Coffeyville Red Ravens (Kansas Junior College Conference) (1960–1961)
1960 Coffeyville 6–5 5–3 T–3rd
1961 Coffeyville 9–2 7–1 2nd
Coffeyville: 15–7 12–4
Total: 15–7

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References

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  1. ^ "Dean Pryor". menkefueralhome.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dean Pryor". Coffeyville Community College. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Dean Pryor". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "USA Olympic Trials, Los Angeles 1952". brinkster.net. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Coffeyville Coach To Wichita U." The Parsons Sun. Parsons, Kansas. Associated Press. January 17, 1962. p. 2. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference All-Time Football Standings" (PDF). Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference. p. 3. Retrieved June 28, 2024.