Broyles Final Day on the Job

[Mike Irwin]

Fayetteville-The Razorback Foundation offices next to Baum Stadium were a little more crowded than usual last Friday morning. A retirement day celebration for Frank Broyles and his longtime secretary Donita Ritchie attracted friends of the two and Razorback fans from all over the state. In some ways, however, the day wasn't much different from most that Broyles spent at the University of Arkansas over the previous five plus decades. Broyles was used to hosting visitors during his workdays.

"His door was open," Ritchie told the Razorback Nation. "He always wanted to see people. Unless he was in a closed door meeting it was, 'come on in.' "
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[panhandlepig]

  Thanks for the memories Coach Broyles. 55 years......Go Hogs and WPS.

[moses_007]

He was indeed Mr. Razorback!!!!!!!!!

[razordawg]

I have the utmost respect for Coach Broyles - always have - always will.   

[sowmonella]

Final official day on the job. I would imagine he'll be promoting the Razorbacks as long as he's on this earth. Thanks Coach. :razorback:

[An old hog fanatic]

Thanks for some awesome memories, Coach!

[rmcchris]

Thank you coach for all you have done for our athletic department and state.

[Inhogswetrust]

One person epitomizes being a Razorback and that is Frank Broyles. Thanks coach.

[Calling All Hogs]

Thank you Coach Broyles. May you have a long and joyful retirement. You earned it!

[HognotinMemphis]

What age is JFB?

[Con el Cerdos]

What age is JFB?

89, will be 90 of December 26th.

[Westcoasthog]

    I am a personal friend of Coach Frank Broyles - He made great achievements
in building the Arkansas Athletic Program to where it is today.  I wish Frank the
very best in his retirement.

[DeltaBoy]

HAVE FUN Coach and play some golf.

[Justifiable Hogicide]

Coach Broyles built the Razorbacks as we know them.
He will forever be "Mr. Razorback" and Hog fans everywhere will forever be in his debt.

[Pigsear]

No matter who comes or goes on the hill, Frank will always be the Head Hog. Thanks Coach Broyles.

[thirrdegreetusker]

He built the athletic department from nothing. In football, we were 47-53-1 in the decade before he got here. Two seasons later, he had us in the top ten, and once we got there, we finished there for 6 of the next 7 seasons.

He became AD in July 73. At that time, Hog baseball was played, among other sites, on a old "city" field that required driving through a mobile home park to find it. Cole Field, state of the art at that time, opened in 1975. Then Baum was built.

Hog basketball was played in a plain metal building with a dirt floor surrounding three sides of the court. Folks now cannot fathom how bad things were until he became AD.

[goodguytex]

If anyone deserves retirement it's Coach Broyles. I wish him best health and happiness during his retirement years.

[jmingram911]

Thanks Coach for ALL that you have done for this school and for the state of Arkansas!!  WPS!!