Gwinn Henry (August 5, 1887 – May 16, 1955) was an American football player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Howard Payne University, the College of Emporia, the University of Missouri, the University of New Mexico, and the University of Kansas, compiling a career college football record of 100–78–16. Henry was also the head coach of the St. Louis Gunners, an independent professional football team, in 1933.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 5, 1887 Eden, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 16, 1955 (aged 67) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1908 | Southwestern (TX) |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1914 | Howard Payne |
| 1918–1922 | Emporia |
| 1923–1931 | Missouri |
| 1933 | St. Louis Gunners |
| 1934–1936 | New Mexico |
| 1939–1942 | Kansas |
| Basketball | |
| 1913–1914 | Howard Payne |
| Track and field | |
| 1927–1929 | Missouri |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1938–1942 | Kansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 100–78–16 (college football) 11–2–3 (pro football) 6–3 (college basketball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 KCAC (1918–1919) 3 MVIAA (1924–1925, 1927) | |
Coaching career
editHoward Payne
editHenry was the first head football coach at the Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, and he held that position for two seasons, from 1912 until 1913. His coaching record at Howard Payne was 5–7–3.
Missouri
editHenry was head coach of the University of Missouri from 1923 to 1931. During his tenure, he compiled a 40–28–9 (.578) record. On December 25, 1924, he led Missouri against USC at the Los Angeles Christmas Festival, losing by a score of 20–7.[1]
Other schools
editHenry also coached at the University of Kansas, University of New Mexico, and the College of Emporia.[2]
Late life and death
editHenry moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1943 and entered the real estate business. He died there on May 16, 1955, at the age of 67.[3]
Family
editHenry is the grandfather of collegiate track and field coach Pat Henry.[4]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1912–1913) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Howard Payne | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| 1913 | Howard Payne | 3–4–2 | |||||||
| Howard Payne: | 5–7–3 | ||||||||
| College of Emporia Fighting Presbies (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1918–1922) | |||||||||
| 1918 | College of Emporia | 6–0 | 1st | ||||||
| 1919 | College of Emporia | 8–0 | 8–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1920 | College of Emporia | 6–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1921 | College of Emporia | 4–2–1 | 4–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1922 | College of Emporia | 6–1–2 | 5–1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| College of Emporia: | 30–4–4 | ||||||||
| Missouri Tigers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923–1931) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Missouri | 2–3–3 | 1–3–2 | T–7th | |||||
| 1924 | Missouri | 7–2 | 5–1 | 1st | L Los Angeles Christmas Festival | ||||
| 1925 | Missouri | 6–1–1 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1926 | Missouri | 5–1–2 | 4–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1927 | Missouri | 7–2 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1928 | Missouri | 4–4 | 3–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1929 | Missouri | 5–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1930 | Missouri | 2–5–2 | 1–2–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1931 | Missouri | 2–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Missouri: | 40–28–9 | 28–16–5 | |||||||
| New Mexico Lobos (Border Conference) (1934–1936) | |||||||||
| 1934 | New Mexico | 8–1 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1935 | New Mexico | 6–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1936 | New Mexico | 2–7 | 1–4 | 7th | |||||
| New Mexico: | 16–12 | 7–7 | |||||||
| Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1939–1942) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Kansas | 2–6 | 1–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1940 | Kansas | 2–7 | 0–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1941 | Kansas | 3–6 | 2–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1942 | Kansas | 2–8 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Kansas: | 9–27 | 4–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 100–78–16 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. p. 554.
- ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide "The official rules book and record book of college football" (edited by Walter Camp) Can Sports Publishing Company, 1922
- ^ "Gwinn Henry, Once Coach at Missouri Dies in Albuquerque". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, Missouri. Associated Press. May 18, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Wideman, Bryan (May 3, 2007). "Louisiana State U.: LSU's Pat Henry sits in class all his own". University Wire. The Gale Group, Inc. Retrieved May 13, 2008.
