Mack Saxon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mack Saxon

American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 21-Nov-1901

Place of Birth: Palestine, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 08-May-1949

Profession: military officer, basketball coach, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Mack Saxon (November 21, 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and athletic administrator. A Texas native, Saxon was the quarterback of the 1925 and 1926 Texas Longhorns football teams and was selected as an all-conference player in 1926.
He also played minor league baseball in 1926 and 1927. From 1927 to 1941, he served as athletic director and coach at Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas El Paso).
He coached the school's football, baseball, basketball, and track teams at various times.
In 13 years as the head football coach, he turned the program into a regional power, oversaw the construction of Kidd Field, led the team to its first bowl game, and compiled a 66–43–9 record. Saxon served in the United States Navy during World War II, supervising an athletic training program for naval flyers.
He continued that work as a civilian employee of the Navy after the war before dying of a heart attack at age 47.