Dewey Mayhew

Dewey Mayhew
Sport(s) Football
Biographical details
Born December 21, 1898
Texas, U.S.
Died January 6, 1974 (aged 75)
Marlin, Texas
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1940–1953 Texas A&I
Head coaching record
Overall Abilene: 973611 (.712)

Dewey Alexander Mayhew (December 21, 1898 January 5, 1974) was an American football coach. He coached high school football at Marlin and Abilene, before serving as head coach at Texas A&I (now Texas A&M University–Kingsville) from 1941-1953. Mayhew won to state championships at Abilene (1928, 1931) and left as the all-time winningest coach with a record of 97–36–11, but was passed in 2007 by current Abilene coach Steve Warren.[1] He died of congestive heart failure in 1974.[2]

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