Whitey Baccus
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 13, 1911 |
| Died | August 1, 1968 (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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "NCAA 2005 Men's Basketball's Finest" (PDF). NCAASports.com. p. 177. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ "SMU 2014–15 Men's Basketball". smumustangs.com. p. 78. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ^ "Sports Reference – Whitey Baccus". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ SMU 2014–15 Men's Basketball, p. 74