Carl Marvin "Dutch" Voyles (August 11, 1898 – January 11, 1982) was an American

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coach, college athletics administrator, and sports executive. He served as the head football coach at Southwestern State Teachers College—now known as

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—from 1922 to 1924, at the

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from 1939 to 1943, and at

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from 1944 to 1947, compiling a career

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record of 58–40–3. Voyles was the head of the

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of the

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(AAFC) in 1948 and the

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of the

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(CFL) from 1950 to 1955.

Coaching career

William & Mary

From 1939 to 1943, Voyles served as the

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and head football coach at William and Mary, where he compiled a 29–7–3 record. The William & Mary football team did not play during the 1943 season due to a lack of players. In 1978, he was named to the William & Mary Athletic Hall of Fame along with all the members of his 1942 football team.

Auburn

From 1944 to 1947, Voyles coached at

(officially the Alabama Polytechnic Institute), where he compiled a 15–22 record.

Brooklyn Dodgers

In 1948, Voyles coached the professional football

of the

(AAFC) for

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. When the team folded in 1949, he was given a position with the Dodgers baseball team.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Voyles was the first head coach and general manager of the

. In his six seasons in Hamilton, he had a 48–27–1 record and won the 1953 Grey Cup. Voyles retired from football after the 1955 season to work as a sales supervisor for a

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real estate company owned by

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stock broker and former

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owner, Eric Cradock.

Death

Voyles died on January 11, 1982, in

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, after a long period of illness.

Head coaching record

College

References

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