Victor Payne
 Payne pictured in Prickly Pear 1923, Abilene Christian yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 3, 1899 Texas |
| Died |
October 26, 1981 (aged 82) Abilene, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| ? |
Simmons (TX) Abilene Christian Bethany[1] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1923 | Abilene Christian |
| 1926 | Simmons (TX) |
| 1927–1928 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1924 | Abilene Christian |
| 1927–1930 | Texas Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
18–4–3 (football) 32–20 (basketball) |
Victor D. "Vic" Payne, Jr. (July 3, 1899 – October 26, 1981)[2][3] was an American college basketball and college football coach. He was the head football coach at Abilene Christian College and Simmons University. Payne was also the basketball head coach at Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University.
Coaching career
Football
Abilene Christian
Payne was the fourth head college football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, and he held that position for two seasons, from 1922 until 1923.[4][5] During his time at Abilene Christian, Sam Cox of Ozona, Texas, sent him a young wildcat named Bob Thomas to serve as a live athletics mascot for the college.[6]
Payne's coaching record at Abilene Christian was 12–3.[7]
Simmons
Payne coached the Simmons Cowboys football team to 6–1–3 in 1926.[8]
Texas Tech
Payne served as an assistant coach during the 1927 and 1928 seasons under Texas Tech head coach Ewing Y. Freeland.[9]
Basketball
Texas Tech
Payne coached the Texas Tech Matadors (now known as the Red Raiders) from 1927 to 1930.[10] During the first season, the team won ten games and lost six. The following season, the record was slightly worse at 9–8. During his final season, the team improved to 13–6.[11] Payne's overall record at Texas Tech stands at 32 wins and 20 losses.[12]
Later life
In 1949, he was working for the Abilene Savings and Loan Company.[13]
References
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- ↑ 2008 Wildcat Football (media guide) ACU Record Book
- ↑ "Lone Star Conference Records" (PDF). Abilene Christian University. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ↑ Hadfield, Ron; Michelle Morris; Tom and Betsey Craig; Garner Roberts. "Traditions!". ACU Today. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ↑ Abilene Christian University coaching records
- ↑ "Coaching Records". Hardin-Simmons University. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ↑ "2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University. p. 68. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ↑ "Athletic Collections in the Texas Tech University Archives". Southwest Collection. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ↑ "Men's Basketball: Year-by-Year Results". Texas Tech Athletics. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ↑ "Texas Tech-Knight". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 2001-03-24. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
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