George Waverly Vest Sr. (December 17, 1907 – November 15, 1997) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas State University–from 1946 to 1950, compiling a record of 30–17–3. Vest was also the head basketball coach at Southwest Texas State from 1939 to 1942, tallying a mark of 36–29.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1907 Martindale, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 1997 (aged 89) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1928 | Southwest Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1929 | Southwest Texas State |
| Baseball | |
| 1926–1929 | Southwest Texas State |
| Track | |
| 1926–1927 | Southwest Texas State |
| Tennis | |
| 1929 | Southwest Texas State |
| Position(s) | Fullbaclk (football) Catcher (baseball) High jump (track) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1932 | Donna JHS (TX) |
| 1933–1936 | Donna HS (TX) |
| 1937–1941 | Southwest Texas State (assistant) |
| 1946–1950 | Southwest Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1939–1942 | Southwest Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–17–3 (football) 36–29 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 LSC (1948) | |
Vest was born on December 17, 1907, in Martindale, Texas. He attended Southwest Texas State Teachers College, where he played football, basketball, and baseball and ran track before graduating in 1929 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. He later earned a master's degree in physical education from the University of Texas at Austin. Vest began his coaching career in Donna, Texas, mentoring the junior high school football team. He was promoted to head football coach at Donna High School in 1933. Vest returned to his alma mater, Southwest Texas State, in 1937 as an assistant coach.[1][2]
Vest enlisted in the United States Army on July 13, 1942, and then attended Officer Candidate School. He served during World War II in Karachi, reaching the rank of major before his discharge in 1946. Vest died on November 15, 1997, in Houston.[3]
Head coaching record
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edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Lone Star Conference) (1946–1950) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Southwest Texas State | 6–2–2 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1947 | Southwest Texas State | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1948 | Southwest Texas State | 8–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1949 | Southwest Texas State | 3–6–1 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1950 | Southwest Texas State | 6–3 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Southwest Texas State: | 30–17–3 | 15–9 | |||||||
| Total: | 30–17–3 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "George Vest, Donna, Named Coach as San Marcos College". The Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. June 25, 1937. p. 2. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Vest Assumes Bobcats Post". Austin American. Austin, Texas. April 4, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "George Waverly Vest Sr". The Monitor. McAllen, Texas. November 15, 1997. p. 2D. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
