Mack Saxon

Mack Saxon
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born 1901
Palestine, Texas
Died May 8, 1949 (aged 47)
Arlington, Virginia
Playing career
1925–1926 Texas
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927–1928 Texas Mines (assistant)
1929–1941 Texas Mines
Basketball
1928–1934 Texas Mines
Baseball
1928, 1930 Texas Mines
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1929–1941 Texas Mines
Head coaching record
Overall 66–43–9 (football)
34–61 (basketball)
17–4 (baseball)
Bowls 0–1

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 66–43–9. He had three 7–1 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 34–61. He also coached the school's baseball team in 1928 and 1930, amassing record of 17–4. He was married to Mary Barron, the former wife of hotel magnate Conrad hilton, until his death. Saxon died at the age of 47 of a heart attack at his home in Arlington, Virginia on May 8, 1949.[1]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Texas Mines Miners (Independent) (1929–1934)
1929 Texas Mines 6–1–2
1930 Texas Mines 7–1–1
1931 Texas Mines 7–1
1932 Texas Mines 7–3
1933 Texas Mines 3–5–1
1934 Texas Mines 4–4
Texas Mines Miners (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1935–1941)
1935 Texas Mines 1–80–37th
1936 Texas Mines 5–3–12–1–12ndL Sun
1937 Texas Mines 7–1–22–1–14th
1938 Texas Mines 6–33–24th
1939 Texas Mines 5–43–24th
1940 Texas Mines 4–4–13–1–13rd
1941 Texas Mines 5–4–13–46th
Texas Mines: 66–43–916–14–3
Total:66–43–9

References

  1. ↑ "Mack Saxon, Trained Aviators in Navy, 47". The New York Times. Associated Press. May 10, 1949. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
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