Gene Mayfield

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1928–2009)}}

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{{Infobox college coach

| name = Gene Mayfield

| image = Coach Gene Mayfield of TX.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|1|31}}

| birth_place = Quitaque, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|10|2|1928|1|31}}

| death_place = Lubbock, Texas, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_years1 = 1950s

| player_team1 = West Texas State

| player_positions = Quarterback

| coach_years1 = 1956–1957

| coach_team1 = Littlefield HS (TX)

| coach_years2 = 1958–1964

| coach_team2 = Borger HS (TX)

| coach_years3 = 1965–1970

| coach_team3 = Permian HS (TX)

| coach_years4 = 1971–1976

| coach_team4 = West Texas State

| coach_years5 = 1982–1987

| coach_team5 = Levelland HS (TX)

| admin_years1 = 1971–1977

| admin_team1 = West Texas State

| overall_record = 24–39–2 (college)
178–71–8 (high school)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships = MVC (1972)
4A Texas state (1965)

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}}

Gene Mayfield (January 31, 1928 – October 2, 2009) was a former American football coach in Texas high school football.{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi|title=Social Security Death Index|publisher=ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com|accessdate=October 3, 2009}}

Mayfield played quarterback at West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University), where he also met his future wife Mary Jean.[http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/090705/obi_090705062.shtml LubbockOnline.com: Obituary: Mary Jean Hoover Mayfield] He began his head coaching career at Littlefield before moving on to Borger in 1958. His 1962 squad made the 4A state championship game, losing 26-30 to San Antonio Brackenridge. In 1965, Mayfield took over head coaching duties at Permian High School of Odessa, Texas, where he started the school's winning tradition by beating San Antonio Lee 11-6 for the 1965 4A state championship.[https://mojoland.net/65-state/ MojoLand.net: Permian Wins State Crown] Mayfield was only the fifth head coach in Texas' highest classification to win a state championship in his first year. Odessa Permian made the state finals on two more occasions in 1968 and 1970, losing to Austin Reagan each time.

In 1971 Mayfield succeeded legendary Joe E. Kerbel at his alma mater West Texas State University. He had only mediocre success and left the school after the 1976 season with an overall record of 24-39-2. He retired from coaching in 1977, before returning in 1982 to coach at Levelland for six seasons. He died from Alzheimer's disease in Lubbock, Texas, on October 2, 2009, aged 81.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}