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American football player and coach (1893–1975)

Homer Prendergast
Auburn Tigers
Position	Halfback, quarterback
Class	Graduate
Personal information
Born:	(1893-04-20)April 20, 1893 Marshall, Texas, U.S.
Died:	June 3, 1975(1975-06-03) (aged 82) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Career history
College	Auburn (1913–1916)
Career highlights and awards
SIAA championship (1913, 1914) All-Southern (1915, 1916)

Finis Homer "Boosky" Prendergast Jr. (April 20, 1893 – June 3, 1975) was an American college football player and high school football coach.

Playing career

Auburn University

Prendergast was a prominent running back for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers football team of Auburn University from 1913 to 1916. He also punted.

1915
He was selected All-Southern in 1915.

1916
Prendergast was selected All-Southern again in 1916.

Coaching career

In 1923, Prendergast was hired as backfield and ends coach for the football team at the College of Marshall—now known as East Texas Baptist University—in Marshall, Texas.

In 1926, Prendergast was hired as an athletic coach and English teacher at Shreveport High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. After coaching at Shreveport's C. E. Byrd High School, Prendergast became head coach at Fair Park High School, also in Shreveport, in 1935. He remained at Fair Park until his retirement from coaching in 1958. In his 23 years as Fair Park's head football coach, Prendergast compiled a 154–78–13 (.655) record and lead his team to a Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) state championship in 1952.

Death

Prendergast died on June 3, 1975, at Virginia Hall Nursing Home in Shreveport.

References

Dick Jemison (November 30, 1915). "Composite All-Southern Of Ten Of The Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution. p. 10. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
"All-Southern Football Team As Picked By Sport Writers". Augusta Chronicle. December 3, 1916.
"C. O. M. Football Team To Train On Caddo Lake". The Marshall Morning News. Marshall, Texas. August 25, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved May 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Prendergast Is Named Coach Of Shreveport High". The Marshall Messenger. Marshall, Texas. September 23, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved May 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Joins Byrd Staff". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. March 10, 1935. p. 2A. Retrieved May 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
Byrd, Jerry (May 8, 1958). "Records Broken on Byrd Oval". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 10A. Retrieved May 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
Jerry Byrd's Football Country (1981), pp. 103–106, 154–157
"Former Fair Park Coach Dies". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. June 4, 1975. p. 13A. Retrieved May 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

v t e Auburn Tigers starting quarterbacks
Frank Lupton (1892) Shel Toomer (1892) J.C. Dunham (1893) Dutch Dorsey (1893) Reynolds Tichenor (1894–1896) Ed Huguley (1897–1900) C.J. Williams (1901) Zac Smith (1902–1903) "Runt" Perkins (1904, 1906) Royden Stanley (1906–1908) Tom McLure (1906–1908) Kirk Newell (1911–1913) Tom Wingo (1911) Rip Major (1912) Ted Arnold (1913) Legare Hairston (1914) Kenny Caughman (2015) Homer Prendergast (1915–1916) Pat Jones (1916) Carey Robinson (1917) Frank Stubbs (1918, 1920) John Trapp (1919) Charles Scott (1919) Red Brown (1920) Charles Gibson (1921–1922) S.D. Peterson (1923–1924) Frank Tuxworth (1925) Frankie Bogue (1925) Pat Moulton (1926) W.A. Hodges (1927) Porter Callahan (1928) Khaki Robinson (1929–1930) Chattie Davidson (1931) Ripper Williams (1932–1933) Billy Hitchcock (1936) Lloyd Cheatham (1941) James McDaniel (1946–1947) Travis Tidwell (1948–1949) Bill Tucker (1950) Allan Parks (1950–1951) Dudley Spence (1952) Vince Dooley (1953) Bobby Freeman (1953–1954) Howell Tubbs (1955–1956) Lloyd Nix (1957–1958) Richard Wood (1958–1959) Bryant Harvard (1959–1960) Bobby Hunt (1961) Mailon Kent (1962) Jimmy Sidle (1962–1964) Joe Campbell (1964) Tom Bryan (1965) Alex Bowden (1965) Larry Blakeney (1966) Loran Carter (1966–1968) Pat Sullivan (1969–1971) Randy Walls (1972–1973) Wade Whatley (1973) Phil Gargis (1974–1976) John Crane (1977) Charlie Trotman (1978–1979) Joe Sullivan (1980–1981) Ken Hobby (1981) Randy Campbell (1982–1983) Pat Washington (1984–1985) Jeff Burger (1985–1987) Reggie Slack (1988–1989) Stan White (1990–1993) Patrick Nix (1994–1995) Dameyune Craig (1996–1997) Gabe Gross (1998) Ben Leard (1998–2000) Jeff Klein (1999) Daniel Cobb (2001–2002) Jason Campbell (2001–2004) Brandon Cox (2005–2007) Kodi Burns (2008) Chris Todd (2008–2009) Cam Newton (2010) Barrett Trotter (2011) Clint Moseley (2011–2012) Kiehl Frazier (2012) Jonathan Wallace (2012) Nick Marshall (2013–2014) Jeremy Johnson (2013–2016) Sean White (2015–2016) John Franklin III (2016) Jarrett Stidham (2017–2018) Bo Nix (2019–2021) T. J. Finley (2021–2022) Robby Ashford (2022–2023) Payton Thorne (2023–2024) Hank Brown (2024)

Auburn Tigers starting quarterbacks

Frank Lupton (1892)
Shel Toomer (1892)
J.C. Dunham (1893)
Dutch Dorsey (1893)
Reynolds Tichenor (1894–1896)
Ed Huguley (1897–1900)
C.J. Williams (1901)
Zac Smith (1902–1903)
"Runt" Perkins (1904, 1906)
Royden Stanley (1906–1908)
Tom McLure (1906–1908)
Kirk Newell (1911–1913)
Tom Wingo (1911)
Rip Major (1912)
Ted Arnold (1913)
Legare Hairston (1914)
Kenny Caughman (2015)
Homer Prendergast (1915–1916)
Pat Jones (1916)
Carey Robinson (1917)
Frank Stubbs (1918, 1920)
John Trapp (1919)
Charles Scott (1919)
Red Brown (1920)
Charles Gibson (1921–1922)
S.D. Peterson (1923–1924)
Frank Tuxworth (1925)
Frankie Bogue (1925)
Pat Moulton (1926)
W.A. Hodges (1927)
Porter Callahan (1928)
Khaki Robinson (1929–1930)
Chattie Davidson (1931)
Ripper Williams (1932–1933)
Billy Hitchcock (1936)
Lloyd Cheatham (1941)
James McDaniel (1946–1947)
Travis Tidwell (1948–1949)
Bill Tucker (1950)
Allan Parks (1950–1951)
Dudley Spence (1952)
Vince Dooley (1953)
Bobby Freeman (1953–1954)
Howell Tubbs (1955–1956)
Lloyd Nix (1957–1958)
Richard Wood (1958–1959)
Bryant Harvard (1959–1960)
Bobby Hunt (1961)
Mailon Kent (1962)
Jimmy Sidle (1962–1964)
Joe Campbell (1964)
Tom Bryan (1965)
Alex Bowden (1965)
Larry Blakeney (1966)
Loran Carter (1966–1968)
Pat Sullivan (1969–1971)
Randy Walls (1972–1973)
Wade Whatley (1973)
Phil Gargis (1974–1976)
John Crane (1977)
Charlie Trotman (1978–1979)
Joe Sullivan (1980–1981)
Ken Hobby (1981)
Randy Campbell (1982–1983)
Pat Washington (1984–1985)
Jeff Burger (1985–1987)
Reggie Slack (1988–1989)
Stan White (1990–1993)
Patrick Nix (1994–1995)
Dameyune Craig (1996–1997)
Gabe Gross (1998)
Ben Leard (1998–2000)
Jeff Klein (1999)
Daniel Cobb (2001–2002)
Jason Campbell (2001–2004)
Brandon Cox (2005–2007)
Kodi Burns (2008)
Chris Todd (2008–2009)
Cam Newton (2010)
Barrett Trotter (2011)
Clint Moseley (2011–2012)
Kiehl Frazier (2012)
Jonathan Wallace (2012)
Nick Marshall (2013–2014)
Jeremy Johnson (2013–2016)
Sean White (2015–2016)
John Franklin III (2016)
Jarrett Stidham (2017–2018)
Bo Nix (2019–2021)
T. J. Finley (2021–2022)
Robby Ashford (2022–2023)
Payton Thorne (2023–2024)
Hank Brown (2024)

v t e East Texas Baptist Tigers head football coaches
William Edgar Lockhart (1918) Herschel Forrester (1919–1923) Homer Prendergast (1924–1925) Frank D. Creasy (1926–1927) Joel Hunt (1928–1929) Clarence T. Hamel (1930–1938) No team (1939–1946) John O. Stephens (1947–1950) No team (1951–1999) Ralph Harris (2000–2006) Mark Sartain (2007–2012) Joshua Eargle (2013–2015) Scotty Walden (2016) Scott Highsmith (2017) Brian Mayper (2018–2022) Calvin Ruzicka (2023– )

East Texas Baptist Tigers head football coaches

William Edgar Lockhart (1918)
Herschel Forrester (1919–1923)
Homer Prendergast (1924–1925)
Frank D. Creasy (1926–1927)
Joel Hunt (1928–1929)
Clarence T. Hamel (1930–1938)
No team (1939–1946)
John O. Stephens (1947–1950)
No team (1951–1999)
Ralph Harris (2000–2006)
Mark Sartain (2007–2012)
Joshua Eargle (2013–2015)
Scotty Walden (2016)
Scott Highsmith (2017)
Brian Mayper (2018–2022)
Calvin Ruzicka (2023– )

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