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American football player and coach, basketball player and coach
Buster Brannon
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American football player and coach, basketball player and coach
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Pine Bluff, USA
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LibraPlace of death
Fort Worth, USA
Age
70 years
Sports Teams
TCU Horned Frogs football
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Biography
Byron Scott "Buster" Brannon (October 21, 1908 – April 14, 1979)was an American football and basketball player and coach.He served as the head basketball coach at Rice University from 1938 to 1942 and again from 1945 to 1946 and at Texas Christian University (TCU) from 1948 to 1967, compiling a career college basketball record of 289–296.His teams played in five NCAA tournaments and won six Southwest Conference championships.Brannon died of a heart attack on April 14, 1979.
Early life
Brannon was born on October 21, 1908 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) | |||||||||
| 1938–39 | Rice | 10–11 | 6–6 | 5th | |||||
| 1939–40 | Rice | 25–4 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1940–41 | Rice | 18–6 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941–42 | Rice | 22–5 | 10–2 | T–1st | NCAA Regional Fourth Place | ||||
| Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) | |||||||||
| 1945–46 | Rice | 10–11 | 5–7 | 5th | |||||
| Rice: | 85–37 (.697) | 39–21 (.650) | |||||||
| TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) | |||||||||
| 1948–49 | TCU | 4–20 | 1–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1949–50 | TCU | 14–11 | 5–7 | 6th | |||||
| 1950–51 | TCU | 16–9 | 8–4 | T–1st | |||||
| 1951–52 | TCU | 24–4 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1952–53 | TCU | 16–8 | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1953–54 | TCU | 10–14 | 5–7 | 6th | |||||
| 1954–55 | TCU | 17–7 | 8–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1955–56 | TCU | 4–20 | 2–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1956–57 | TCU | 14–10 | 6–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1957–58 | TCU | 17–7 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1958–59 | TCU | 20–6 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Regional Third Place | ||||
| 1959–60 | TCU | 7–17 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1960–61 | TCU | 5–19 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1961–62 | TCU | 5–19 | 3–11 | 7th | |||||
| 1962–63 | TCU | 4–20 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
| 1963–64 | TCU | 4–20 | 0–14 | 8th | |||||
| 1964–65 | TCU | 6–18 | 3–11 | 6th | |||||
| 1965–66 | TCU | 8–16 | 6–8 | T–6th | |||||
| 1966–67 | TCU | 10–14 | 8–6 | T–2nd | |||||
| TCU: | 204–259 (.441) | 103–145 (.415) | |||||||
| Total: | 289–296 (.494) | ||||||||
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Notable American Sports coaches
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable American Basketball coaches
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable American Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable American Basketball players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable American American football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
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