Choc Sanders
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 26, 1900 Garland, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 1972 (aged 71) Odessa, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1929 | SMU |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1930–1935 | John Tarleton (assistant) |
| 1936–1937 | John Tarleton |
| 1938–1943 | Allen Academy |
| 1944 | Lamesa HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1945 | Lamesa HS (TX) |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–1942 | Allen Academy |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1946–1948 | Lamesa HS (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–7–2 (junior college football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Third-team All-American (1928) All-Southern (1928) 2× First-team All-SWC (1928, 1929) | |
Henry Jackson "Choc" Sanders (July 26, 1900 – March 16, 1972) was an American college football player, athletics coach and administrator, and educator. He player football as a guard at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where was first All-American for the Mustangs and captain of the 1929 SMU Mustangs football team.[1] Sanders served as the head football coach at John Tarleton Agricultural College—now known as Tarleton State University—in Stephenville, Texas from 1936 to 1937.
Sanders was an assistant football coach at John Tarleton from 1930 to 1935 under W. J. Wisdom before succeeding him as head football coach in 1936.[2] Sanders resigned after the 1937 season and was replaced by James Earl Rudder.[3] In 1938, Sanders was hired by Allen Academy in Bryan, Texas, where he coached football, basketball, baseball, and track.[4][5] In 1944, he left Allen Academy to coach at Lamesa High School in Lamesa, Texas.[6] Sanders was an assistant football coach at Lamesa in 1944 under H. S. "Gob" Fitzgerald.[7] The following year, he served as Lamesa's head football coach.[8] Sanders was succeeded as head football coach in 1946 by Jim Neill, and was appointed faculty manager and coordinator of physical education and athletics.[9] He was later athletic director at Lamesa and also coached basketball, baseball, and tennis.[5] Sanders resigned from his position at Lamesa in 1948, and moved with his wife to Odessa, Texas.[10]
Sanders died on March 16, 1972, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, following a short illness.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]Junior college football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tarleton Plowboys (Central Texas Conference) (1936–1937) | |||||||||
| 1936 | John Tarleton | 4–5 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1937 | John Tarleton | 6–2–2 | 3–0–1 | T–1st | L CTC championship game | ||||
| John Tarleton: | 10–7–2 | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 10–7–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Choc Sanders named SMU's 1st All-America Player in 1928". SMU Mustangs. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "Tarleton Open Grid Drills Monday". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. March 7, 1936. p. 10. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Earl Rudder Of Brady Gets Tarleton Berth". The Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. August 11, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Sanders Allen Mentor". The Waco Time-Herald. Waco, Texas. June 30, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ a b c "Early-Day Grid Star Dies Here". Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. March 17, 1972. p. 2. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Choc Sanders To Coach At Lamesa". The Bryan Daily Eagle. Bryan, Texas. August 9, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lamesa To Try Comeback With Two New Coaches". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. August 30, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Lamesa Adds Tilts With Kermit Team". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. August 26, 1945. p. 12. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Jim Neill Selected As New Lamesa Coach". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. March 26, 1946. p. 9. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Sanders Resign Lamesa School Posts". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. July 22, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Junior Ag Coaches Have Established Some Records". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 30, 1936. p. 15. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "C. T. Grid Chart". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 29, 1937. p. 17. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Tartleton Football 2022 Media Guide" (PDF). Tarleton State University. p. 142. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
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