University of Texas Athletics

Dana Xenophon Bible

Induction:
1960
Class:
1946

Inducted in 1960 and a native of Jefferson City, Tennessee, he made a lasting impact at Texas as both a football coach and athletics administrator. Serving as head football coach from 1937–46 and later as athletics director from 1937–57, followed by consulting athletics director from 1957–61, he guided UT programs to national prominence. His teams won Southwest Conference football titles in 1942, 1943, and 1945, and he compiled a 63-31-3 (.665) record over 10 seasons, including coaching UT’s first top-ranked team in the Associated Press poll in November 1941. Beyond Texas, he was a member of the collegiate Football Rules Committee from 1922–49, served as president of the American Football Coaches Association in 1934, and was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. Bible passed away on January 19, 1980.

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