Today's Tidbit... 1943 Tulsa and Wartime Conditions

Special thanks to Russell Roberts for suggesting the wartime Tulsa teams as a Tidbit topic.

Henry Frnka had one of the best tenures ever as the coach at a mid-major football program when he led Tulsa from 1941 to 1945, taking them to their first five bowl games while accumulating a 40-9-1 record. While his 1942 squad was his best, ending the season ranked #4, his 1943 team had the most interesting roster, coming as it did in the middle of WWII.

(1945 Tulsa yearbook)

Frnka played at Austin College a...