FAYETTEVILLE -- Frank Broyles, the most prominent figure in Arkansas sports history, died Monday from complications of Alzheimer's disease, according to a statement from the Broyles family.
He was 92.
"He passed peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones," the Broyles family said. "For 92 years, John Franklin Broyles lived nothing short of a remarkable life. To all who would listen, Frank Broyles was quick to proclaim, in his unmistakable and infectious southern tone, that he was blessed to live 'a charmed life.'"
Broyles spent a half century at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, quickly becoming one of the most familiar and powerful figures in college sports.