Henry Frazier III, PhD was born on March 20, 1968, in Washington, D.C. to Henry Frazier II and Bessie Harris. He was a four-sport student-athlete at Fairmont Heights High School in Capitol Heights, MD., lettering in football, basketball, baseball and golf. Following a standout high school gridiron career under the direction of head coach Ralph Paden, Frazier took his talents to nearby Bowie State University.
Frazier played quarterback for BSU and went 18-3-1 as a starter. He guided the Bulldogs to the NCAA playoffs in 1988 and a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Championship game in 1989.
After graduating from Bowie State in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education, Frazier began his career as a “Leader of Men” at Central HS in Capitol Heights, MD where he was a teacher and head football, wrestling and baseball coach. In his final year at the high school, Frazier was named Vice Principal where he was able to implement “FALL” Football And Life League, a program designed to uplift young men through applying life and athletic skills to boys ages 10-18 in order to excel both on and off the field of play.
Following the completion of his master's degree in School Administration and Supervision from Bowie State, Frazier continued to climb the coaching ladder and was named the head football coach at Bowie State University in 1999. In 2001, Frazier led Bowie State to its best season since 1989 with a 7-3 record. Frazier moved the BSU program to another level during the 2002 season with their first-ever CIAA Eastern Division title and CIAA championship game appearance. Continuing the winning tradition in 2003, he guided the Bulldogs to their third consecutive winning season with a second place finish in the CIAA Eastern Division and birth in the Pioneer Bowl. Frazier’s 26-24 career record at his departure from Bowie State was the most wins in school history.
Frazier spent the next seven years (2003 – 2010) as head football coach at Prairie View A&M University leading one of the greatest turnarounds in NCAA history. He took over a program that experienced the nation’s longest losing streak from 1989-98, dropping 80 straight contests prior to his arrival. Frazier and his staff built one of the top programs in the country. In 2007, the Panthers enjoyed its first winning season since 1976 and Frazier was selected as Coach of the Year by the College Sporting News and the Black College Sports Page. Frazier continued to rewrite the record books in 2008 as he led the Panthers to a No. 25 national ranking after the team posted its best record since 1964 with a 9-1 season and was named the Sheridan Broadcast Network/Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year in addition to the American Football Coaches Association Region III FCS Coach of the Year. In 2009, Frazier guided the Panthers to their first conference championship since 1964 going undefeated in league play and was presented with a host of coaching honors, including SWAC Coach of the Year and a repeat selection as AFCA Region III FCS Coach of the Year. He also became the first African American and the only coach from a historically black college or university to receive the prestigious Eddie Robinson Award, given annually by The Sports Network to the top coach in the Football Championship Subdivision. Under Frazier leadership, PVAMU defeated every SWAC institution.
After leaving PVAMU, Frazier became head football coach at North Carolina Central University 2010 -2012 and led them to their first winning season since 2006 with a 6-5 record in 2012.
Frazier successfully completed his Doctoral studies in Educational Leadership from Prairie View A&M University 2015.
Frazier went full circle in 2014 in returning to his professional beginnings, Prince George’s County Public Schools—serving as Athletic Director for Bladensburg HS until summer 2016 where he is now Athletic Director and Activities Coordinator at The Historic Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Washington, DC—“The Nation’s First HS for African Americans where he continues leading young people.
Frazier previously could be heard during the fall on XM/Sirius radio and www.hsrn.com broadcasting college football for Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) 2014-2016. Now has truly gone full circle in returning to his beloved Bowie State University as Assistant to the Head Football Coach for the 2017 season. Frazier is a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. initiated in 1987 at Bowie State College.
Frazier is the father of four daughters Riyan 28, India 26, Tahjai 25, BriNia 18 & one son Henry IV 17.
In 2014 Henry Frazier III was inducted into the Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame, in 2016 Coach Frazier and his 2009 team was inducted into the Prairie View A&M University Hall of Fame, and in 2017 Coach Frazier and his 2002 team were inducted into the Bowie State University Sports Hall of Fame.
