Whitey Baccus
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1911-11-13)November 13, 1911 |
Died | August 1, 1968(1968-08-01) (aged 56) Bonham, Texas |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1932 | SMU |
1934 | SMU |
Basketball | |
1932–1935 | SMU |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1938–1942 | SMU |
1945–1947 | SMU |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 55–71 |
Forrest Clyde "Whitey" Baccus (November 13, 1911 – August 1, 1968) was a college basketball player and men's college basketball head coach at Southern Methodist University. Baccus was a forward for the SMU Mustangs men's basketball team for three seasons. He received all-Southwest Conference honors and was recognized as a third-team All-American by Converse following the 1934–35 season, in which he captained SMU's first-ever Southwest Conference championship team in basketball under head coach Jimmie St. Clair.[1][2] He would go on to coach SMU in basketball for six seasons (1938–42, 1945–47), finishing with an overall record of 55–71 (.437).[3][4]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1938–1942) | |||||||||
1938–39 | SMU | 14–8 | 8–4 | 3rd | |||||
1939–40 | SMU | 7–13 | 5–7 | T–5th | |||||
1940–41 | SMU | 10–10 | 6–6 | T–4th | |||||
1941–42 | SMU | 3–16 | 1–11 | 7th | |||||
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1945–1947) | |||||||||
1945–46 | SMU | 7–16 | 0–12 | 7th | |||||
1946–47 | SMU | 14–8 | 8–4 | T–2nd | |||||
SMU: | 55–71 (.437) | 28–44 (.389) | |||||||
Total: | 55–71 (.437) |
References
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- Dale Morrison (1916–1917)
- J. Burton Rix (1917–1921)
- R. N. Blackwell (1921–1922)
- H. A. Faulkner (1922–1924)
- James W. St. Clair (1924–1938)
- F. C. Baccus (1938–1942)
- James Stewart (1942–1944)
- Roy Baccus (1944–1945)
- F. C. Baccus (1945–1947)
- Doc Hayes (1947–1967)
- Bob Prewitt (1967–1975)
- Sonny Allen (1975–1980)
- Dave Bliss (1980–1988)
- John Shumate (1988–1995)
- Mike Dement (1995–2004)
- Robert Lineburg # (2004)
- Jimmy Tubbs (2004–2006)
- Matt Doherty (2006–2012)
- Larry Brown (2012–2016)
- Tim Jankovich (2016–2022)
- Rob Lanier (2022–2024)
- Andy Enfield (2024–present)
# denotes interim head coach
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