Berl Huffman
![]() Huffman in 1939 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Texas, U.S. | August 27, 1907
Died | October 16, 1990 Lubbock, Texas, U.S. | (aged 83)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1936–1942 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
1943–1944 | Keesler Field |
1945 | AAF Training Command (backfield) |
1947–1949 | New Mexico |
Basketball | |
1935–1942 | Texas Tech |
1946–1947 | Texas Tech |
1951–1952 | New Mexico |
Baseball | |
1961–1967 | Texas Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 19–24–3 (football) 126–87 (basketball) 80–88 (baseball) |
George Berl Huffman (August 27, 1907 – October 16, 1990)[1] was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball, coach. He coached at Texas Tech University and the University of New Mexico.
Coaching career[edit]
Baseball[edit]
Huffman was the fourth head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball program. From the 1961 through the 1967 seasons, Huffman coached 167 games with an 80–87 record.[2]
Basketball[edit]
In eight seasons as the head basketball coach at Texas Tech, Huffman garnered a record of 121–67.[3] The record for his one season coaching basketball at New Mexico stands at 6–19.
Football[edit]
From 1936 to 1942, Huffman was an assistant coach with Texas Tech.[4]
Head coaching record[edit]
Football[edit]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Keesler Field Commandos/Fliers (Independent) (1943–1944) | |||||||||
1943 | Keesler Field | 3–1 | |||||||
1944 | Keesler Field | 8–1–2 | |||||||
Keesler Field: | 11–2–2 | ||||||||
New Mexico Lobos (Border Conference) (1947–1949) | |||||||||
1947 | New Mexico | 4–5–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
1948 | New Mexico | 2–9 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
1949 | New Mexico | 2–8 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
New Mexico: | 8–22–1 | 3–17–1 | |||||||
Total: | 19–24–3 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Texas Tech". Sports Briefs. Austin-American Statesman. October 20, 1990. pp. F12.
- ^ "2010 Media Supplement" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
- ^ "Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
- ^ Andrews, Ruth Horn (1956). The First Thirty Years: a History of Texas Technological College. Lubbock, Texas: The Texas Tech Press. p. 302.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1990 deaths
- American men's basketball coaches
- Keesler Field Fliers football coaches
- Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball coaches
- Texas Tech Red Raiders football coaches
- Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball coaches
- New Mexico Lobos football coaches
- New Mexico Lobos men's basketball coaches
- Trinity University (Texas) alumni
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1940s stubs
- American basketball coach stubs
- Texas university stubs