Scott Frear
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
|---|---|
| 2002–2004 | Saint Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–18 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| KCAC Coach of the Year (2002) | |
Scott Frear is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas from 2002 to 2004, compiling a record of 10–18.
Coaching career
Assistant collegiate coaching
Frear worked at Avila University[1] as an offensive coordinator[2] and was a part of bringing the program into existence.[3] He also spent two seasons at Lindenwood University as the defensive line coach. Frear started his coaching career in 1989 at Wayne State College where he spent four seasons as the defensive line coach.[4]
Coaching outside the US
Frear also spent eight years coaching football overseas, including six years with the Finnish national team. While in Finland, Frear helped lead the Finnish team to three European Gold Medals as the defensive assistant and special teams coordinator. During this period he served as head coach of the Arctic Circle Stars in Rovaniemi, Finland. While in Finland, he encouraged Seppo Ovie Evwaraye to emigrate to the United States to play football for the University of Nebraska[4][5]
University of St. Mary
Frear was named the third head football coach at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas and he held that position for three seasons, from 2002 until 2004. His coaching record at St. Mary's was 10–18. This ranks him second at St. Mary's in total wins and second at St. Mary's in winning percentage.[6] Frear was named the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 2002.
Resignation
Frear resigned on the morning of August 16, 2005 when the university was made aware that federal authorities were investigating Frear on charges of child pornography.[7] He was later indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography charges[8] and eventually pled guilty to those charges.[9] Of the potential five to twenty years in prison faced,[10] he was sentenced for thirteen years.[11]
References
- ^ Topeka Capital-Journal "Briefly in Sports"
- ^ Victory Sports Network
- ^ The Pitch "Are You Ready for Some (College) Football?" Mike Walker, February 24, 2000
- ^ a b Northern State University "Weekly Wolves Notes" September 9, 2003
- ^ Husker Extra "From Finland to Nebraska" by Brian Christopherson, September 3, 2005
- ^ Saint Mary Coaching Records
- ^ Lansing Current "Former USM coach indicted" by John Taylor, January 5, 2005
- ^ Kansas City Star "Ex-Coach Will face Child Porn Charges" by Dawn Borman and Robert A Cronkleton, January 1, 2006
- ^ Basehor Sentinel "Former coach pleads guilty-Scott Frear faces 5 to 20 years in child pornography case" by Caroline Trowbridge, June 15, 2006
- ^ Topeka Capital-Journal "Ex-coach pleads guilty to child porn charge" June 10, 2006
- ^ Kansas City Star "Former football coach gets 13 years in pornography case" by Robert A. Cronkleton October 31, 2006