Pence Dacus

{{Short description|American football player and coach (1931–2019)}}

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| name = Pence Dacus

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|7|26}}

| birth_place = San Saba, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|2|15|1931|7|26}}

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| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1949–1950

| player_team2 = Tarleton State

| player_years3 = 1951–1953

| player_team3 = Southwest Texas State

| player_sport4 = Basketball

| player_years5 = 1951–1952

| player_team5 = Southwest Texas State

| player_positions = Quarterback (football)

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1960–1961

| coach_team2 = Pepperdine

| overall_record = 2–18

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| awards = First-team Little All-American (1953)

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Wilfred Pence Dacus (July 26, 1931 – February 15, 2019) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pepperdine University from 1960 to 1961, compiling a record of 2–18. He began his collegiate playing career at Tarleton State University, where he was a quarterback.{{cite web|url=https://tarletonsports.com/news/2009/4/27/74927.aspx?path=general|title=Pence Dacus|date=27 April 2009 |publisher=Tarleton State Texans and TexAnns|access-date=December 30, 2018}} Dacus moved on to Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, where he lettered in both football and basketball.{{Cite web |title=Pence Dacus College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/pence-dacus-1.html |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}} He was selected by the Detroit Lions in sixth round of the 1954 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerd/dacu00200.html|title=Pence Dacus|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=December 30, 2018}}

Dacus was born on July 26, 1931, in San Saba, Texas. He grew up in San Saba and Brady, Texas. Dacus attended Abilene Christian College—now known as Abilene Christian University—and earned a doctorate degree at the University of Houston.{{cite news |author= |title=Wilfred Pence Dacus |url=https://www.sanmarcosrecord.com/obituary/wilfred-pence-dacus |newspaper=San Marcos Daily Record |location=San Marcos, Texas |date=February 22, 2019 |access-date=April 16, 2019 }}