Berl Huffman
 Huffman in 1939 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1907 Texas, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1990 (aged 83) Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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