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Father of Nebraska football coach Scott Frost dies at 73

Posted September 17, 2020 7:00 am

The Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Larry Frost, the father of Nebraska football coach Scott Frost, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 73.

The elder Frost's death on Wednesday was announced Wednesday night by his oldest son, Steve Frost.

Larry Frost was born March 14, 1947, and grew up in rural Malcolm, where played 8-man football and set national records by scoring 121 touchdowns and 765 points in his high school career.

Well before his youngest son played quarterback for the Huskers in the late 1990s and later went on to become Nebraska's head coach, Larry Frost played at Nebraska from 1966 to 1969. He coached his sons in high school football, compiling a high school coaching career record of 180-52-3. In 2019, he and Scott Frost were inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame together.

Larry Frost is survived by his wife of more than 50 years, Carol Frost, and his two sons.

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