Hired in 2005.
Frank Arritt was named head coach of the postgraduate football team in January of 2019. Arritt, a Fayetteville, W.Va., native, had been John Shuman's right-hand-man and assistant head coach for the last 13 years. The Fork Union Military Academy alumnus played for John Shuman in 1998-1999 and received a full scholarship to Arkansas State University to play offensive line.
Arritt lettered for three seasons and became the starting offensive guard his senior year. He graduated in 2005 with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies.
Following graduation, Arritt returned to Fork Union in the fall of 2005 as a night watchman for five months prior to becoming a faculty member in the Social Studies department. Arritt has been in the classroom ever since and was recently promoted to the Social Studies Department Head in 2016.
As the assistant head post graduate coach, Arritt helped mentor a number of offensive men, including Anthony Castonzo (a first round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft and who just recently played in the NFL Playoffs this past weekend as starting offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts), Morgan Moses (a third round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft and the starting offensive tackle for the Washington Redskins), Austin Pasztor (the fourth overall pick in the 2012 CFL Draft and is an offensive guard for the Tennessee Titans) and Sterling Palmer (a 2017 graduate who was recently named to the College Football All-Bowl Team as a tight end for Florida International).
Arritt is the son of Maria Arritt and the late David Arritt and the nephew of legendary postgraduate basketball coach Fletcher Arritt. Arritt and his wife Megan, of six years, have three children: Hope, Frank, Jr. and Joy.
