Fran Ganter is a former American football coach and former player. He won 2 National Championships with Penn State and served in numerous coaching positions for the team.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bethel Park, Pennsylvania |
| Playing career | |
| 1967–1970 | Penn State |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972 | Penn State(GA) |
| 1978-1983 | Penn State (RB/K) |
| 1984–1999 | Penn State (OC) |
| 2000–2003 | Penn State (AHC/OC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2004–2013 | Penn State (AAD) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 national (1982, 1986) | |
| Awards | |
| Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (2010) | |
Playing career[edit]
Prior to his coaching career, Ganter played running back at Penn State from 1967 to 1970.[1]
Coaching career[edit]
Ganter served as the Penn State Nittany Lions offensive coordinator under Joe Paterno from 1984 to 2003.[2][3] In 2000, he was named assistant head coach.[4][5] Ganter was a member of Penn States 1982 and 1986 national championship teams.
Ganters 1994 offense led the nation in yards per game (520.2) and points per game (47.8).[6] After that season, he was offered the Michigan State Spartans head coaching job, but declined the offer and returned to Penn State.[7][8][9]
From 2004 to 2013, Ganter served as Penn State's Associate athletic director.[10][11] In February 2013, he announced his retirement after 46 years associated with Penn State's football program.[12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Penn State football: Former player, assistant coach Fran Ganter to retire". Centre Daily Times.
- ^ "Penn State Football: Fran Ganter Is Always a Winner". StateCollege.com.
- ^ "Ganter takes new position, will not coach". The Collegian.
- ^ "GANTER MOVES INTO POSITION TO REPLACE PATERNO". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Ganter loving his job". Pocono Record.
- ^ "Former Penn State player and assistant Fran Ganter retires". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "On This Date: Penn State assistant Fran Ganter looked back, ahead in 1995". Sunday Dispatch.
- ^ "Rumors of coach taking job abound". The Collegian.
- ^ "SABAN BRINGS INTENSITY TO JOB OF RESTORING MICHIGAN ST. GLORY". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "The right man for the job". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
- ^ "Penn State shakes up its coaching staff ** Fran Ganter moves to a new job. Galen Hall is hired to run the offense". The Morning Call.
- ^ "PSU's Ganter to retire after 46-year run". ESPN.
- ^ "Calling it a career: Fran Ganter retires from Penn State football program after 46 years". The Patriot-News.