Mack Saxon

Mack Saxon
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born 1901
Palestine, Texas
Died May 8, 1949
Arlington, Virginia
Playing career
19251926 Texas
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
19271928 Texas Mines (assistant)
19291941 Texas Mines
Basketball
19281934 Texas Mines
Baseball
1928, 1930 Texas Mines
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
19291941 Texas Mines
Head coaching record
Overall 66439 (football)
3461 (basketball)
174 (baseball)
Bowls 0–1

Statistics

Mack Saxon (c. 1901 May 8, 1949) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletic administrator in the United States. He served as the head football coach at the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy, now the University of Texas El Paso, from 1929 to 1941, compiling a record of 66439. He had three 71 seasons at Texas Mines. His 1936 team lost in the Sun Bowl, the only bowl game to which his teams were invited. From 1928 to 1934, Saxon coached the Texas Mines basketball team, tallying a mark of 3461. He also coached the school's baseball team in 1928 and 1930, amassing record of 174. Saxon died at the age of 47 of a heart attack at his home in Arlington, Virginia on May 8, 1949.[1]

References

  1. AP (May 10, 1949). "Mack Saxon, Trained Aviators in Navy, 47". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2011.

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