PROVO — Former BYU wrestling coach Fred Paul Davis, one of the most successful coaches in BYU history, died July 24 at the age 86 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Davis piloted BYU’s wrestling programs to national prominence in the early 1970s and was named the NCAA Coach of the Year in 1972. His steady train of All-Americans and conference champions included former athletic director Rondo Fehlberg.
Davis was a disciplinarian and old-school coach who was demanding yet fostered great love and loyalty from his athletes. Their level of dedication to him and his ideals remains his greatest legacy.