Assistant collegiate coaching

Frear worked at Avila University

Avila University

Avila University is a private university in Kansas City, Missouri sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. It offers Bachelor's degrees in thirty-six majors and Master's degrees: Master of Science in Counseling Psychology, Master of Science in Counseling Psychology/Art Therapy, Master...

 as an offensive coordinator and was a part of bringing the program into existence. He also spent two seasons at Lindenwood University

Lindenwood University

Lindenwood University, often referred to as Lindenwood or LU, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Saint Charles, Missouri, United States...

 as the Defensive Line coach. Frear started his coaching career in 1989 at Wayne State College

Wayne State College

Wayne State College is a four-year public college in the Nebraska State College System in Wayne, Nebraska. The current enrollment is 3,571. The college opened as a State Normal School in 1910 after the State purchased the private Nebraska Normal College . The State Normal College became State...

 where he spent four seasons as the Defensive Line coach.

Coaching outside the US

Coach Frear also spent eight years coaching football outside of the United states, including six years with the Finnish national team. Frear helped lead the Finnish team to three European Gold Medals as the Defensive and Special Teams Coordinator. During this period he served as Head Coach of the Arctic Circle Stars in Rovaniemi, Finland.

Coach Frear also spent eight years coaching football overseas, including six years with the Finnish national team. While in Finland, Frear helped lead the Finnish team to three European Gold Medals as the Defensive and Special Teams Coordinator. During this period he served as Head Coach of the ArCtic Circle Stars in Rovaniemi, Finland. While in Finland, he encouraged Seppo Ovie Evwaraye to emigrate to the United States to play football for the University of Nebraska

University of St. Mary's

Frear was named the second head college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 coach for the University of Saint Mary Spires

University of Saint Mary (Kansas)

The University of Saint Mary is a private liberal arts university in Leavenworth, Kansas. It is sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, who established it as Saint Mary College. Though it was originally a school for women, the school is now coeducational. St. Mary's Academy for high...

 located in Leavenworth, Kansas

Leavenworth, Kansas

Leavenworth is the largest city and county seat of Leavenworth County, in the U.S. state of Kansas and within the Kansas City, Missouri Metropolitan Area. Located in the northeast portion of the state, it is on the west bank of the Missouri River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was...

 and he held that position for three seasons, from 2002 until 2004. His coaching record at St. Mary's was 10 wins, 18 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him second at St. Mary's in total wins and second at St. Mary's in winning percentage.
Frear was awarded the 2002 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. It is commonly called "The Kansas Conference", and as the name implies, all members are located in Kansas...

Coach of the year.

Sudden resignation

Frear was hired at Saint Mary in December 2001, and after his first season at the school he was named Coach of the Year by the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Saint Mary was his first head-coaching job in the college ranks.

Frear suddenly resigned on the morning of August 16, 2005 when the university was made aware that federal authorities were investigating Frear on charges of child pornography. He was later indicted by a federal grand jury on child pornography charges and would eventually plead guilty to those charges. Of the potential 5 to 20 years in prison faced, he was sentenced for 13 years.

External links

• University of St. Mary's Spires Official Athletic Site