What is Fred Akers?
'''Fred Akers''' (March 17, 1938 – December 7, 2020) was an [[American football]] player and coach. He was head football coach at the [[University of Wyoming]] from 1975 to 1976, the [[University of Texas at Austin]] from 1977 to 1986 and [[Purdue University]] from 1987 to 1990. Akers was born in [[Blytheville, Arkansas]]. Akers died on December 7, 2020 at the age of 82.<ref>[https://247sports.com/college/texas/Article/Fred-Akers-death-former-Texas-Longhorns-football-coach-156365122/ Former Texas head coach Fred Akers dies at 82]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Akers, Fred}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American football players]] [[Category:American football coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Arkansas]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Austin, Texas]] {{sports-bio-stub}}