Lonnie Qualls

Lonnie R. Qualls (born c. 1932) is a former American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the College of the Ozarks—now known as the University of the Ozarks—in Clarksville, Arkansas from 1962 to 1965, compiling a record of 2–29–2. He was the final head football coach at Ozarks as the program was discontinued after the 1965 season.[1]

Lonnie Qualls
Biographical details
Bornc. 1932
Playing career
Football
1951–1954Ozarks
Basketball
?–1955Ozarks
Baseball
?–1955Ozarks
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1960Clarksville HS (AR)
1962–1965Ozarks
Head coaching record
Overall2–29–2 (football)

A native of Clarksville, Qualls graduated from Clarksville High School, where he competed football, basketball, baseball, and track. He then attended the College of the Ozarks, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. Qualls played football as a fullback, rushing for 2,106 yards and scoring 182 points in his career at the school. He earned first-team all-Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) honors in each of his four seasons and won the AIC's Back of the Year award as a senior in 1954.

Qualls began his coaching career at Clarksville High School before returning to the College of the Ozarks, where he taught and coached a number of sports—baseball, tennis, bowling, soccer, and cross country in addition to football. The baseball field at Ozarks was named in honor of Qualls in 2005.[2]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Ozarks Mountaineers (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1962–1965)
1962 Ozarks 1–70–78th
1963 Ozarks 1–6–21–6
1964 Ozarks 0–80–78th
1965 Ozarks 0–80–78th
Ozarks: 2–29–21–27
Total:2–29–2

References
  1. "College of the Ozarks Gives Up on Football After Years of Famine on Gridiron". The El Dorado Times. El Dorado, Arkansas. Associated Press. October 12, 1965. p. 10. Retrieved October 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. Apple, Henry (July 12, 2019). "Qualls remained close to home in Clarksville". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Lowell, Arkansas. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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