Dewey Mayhew

{{Short description|American football and baseball coach (1898–1974)}}

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Dewey Mayhew

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|mf=y|1898|12|21}}

| birth_place = Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=y|1974|1|6|1898|2|21}}

| death_place = Temple, Texas, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1923–1926

| coach_team2 = Marlin HS (TX)

| coach_years3 = 1927–1940

| coach_team3 = Abilene HS (TX)

| coach_years4 = 1945

| coach_team4 = Southwestern (TX) (assistant)

| coach_years5 = 1946–1953

| coach_team5 = Texas A&I

| coach_sport6 = Baseball

| coach_years7 = 1946

| coach_team7 = Southwestern (TX)

| admin_years1 = 1946–1954

| admin_team1 = Texas A&I

| overall_record = 39–34–1 (college football)
0–13 (college baseball)

| bowl_record = 1–0

| tournament_record =

| championships = Football
2 Texas Conference (1951, 1953)

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}}

Dewey Alexander Mayhew (December 21, 1898 – January 6, 1974) was an American football and baseball coach. He coached high school football at Marlin and Abilene, before serving as head coach at Texas College of Arts and Industries—now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville—from 1946 to 1953. Mayhew won to state championships at Abilene (1928, 1931) and left as the all-time winningest coach with a record of 97–36–11, but was passed in 2007 by current Abilene coach Steve Warren.{{cite news |title=AHS needs to avoid looking ahead |url=http://www.reporternews.com/news/2007/oct/18/ahs-needs-to-avoid-looking-ahead/ |work=Abilene Reporter-News |date=October 18, 2007 |access-date=March 11, 2008 |archive-date=February 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210202858/http://www.reporternews.com/news/2007/oct/18/ahs-needs-to-avoid-looking-ahead/ |url-status=dead }} He died of congestive heart failure in 1974.

Head coaching record

=College football=

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Texas A&I Javelinas

| conf = Independent

| startyear = 1946

| endyear = 1948

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1946

| name = Texas A&I

| overall = 2–6

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1947

| name = Texas A&I

| overall = 7–1–1

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1948

| name = Texas A&I

| overall = 5–5

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead

| name = Texas A&I Javelinas

| conf = Texas Conference

| startyear = 1946

| endyear = 1949

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1949

| name = Texas A&I

| overall = 8–2

| conference = 3–2

| confstanding = T–2nd

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1950

| name = Texas A&I

| overall = 6–3

| conference = 4–1

| confstanding = 2nd

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1951

| name = Texas A&I

| overall = 5–4

| conference = 3–1

| confstanding = T–1st

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| year = 1952

| name = Texas A&I

| overall = 3–8

| conference = 1–3

| confstanding = T–3rd

| bowlname = International Bowl

| bowloutcome = W

| bcsbowl =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| year = 1953

| name = Texas A&I

| overall = 3–5

| conference = 3–1

| confstanding = T–1st

| bowlname =

| bowloutcome =

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| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Texas A&I

| overall = 39–34–1

| confrecord = 14–8

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{{CFB Yearly Record End

| overall = 39–34–1

| bowls = no

| poll = no

| polltype =

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References

External links

{{Find a Grave|34459430}}

Category:1898 births

Category:1974 deaths

Category:Southwestern Pirates baseball coaches

Category:Southwestern Pirates football coaches

Category:Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas athletic directors

Category:Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football coaches

Category:High school football coaches in Texas

Category:People from Coryell County, Texas

Category:Coaches of American football from Texas

Category:Players of American football from Texas