O. V. Austin
American football, basketball, and baseball coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oliver V. "Spout" Austin Sr. (September 25, 1890 – May 22, 1960) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the Mississippi Normal College—now known as the University of Southern Mississippi—in Hattiesburg, Mississippi from 1921 to 1923, compiling a record of 8–13.[1] Austin was also the head basketball coach at Mississippi Normal from 1921 to 19283, tallying a mark of 15–6, and the school's head baseball from 1920 to 1924, amassing a record of 33–15–3.[2]
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1890-09-25)September 25, 1890 |
Died | May 22, 1960(1960-05-22) (aged 69) Mississippi, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Basketball | |
1910–1911 | Ole Miss |
Baseball | |
1911 | Ole Miss |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1921–1923 | Mississippi Normal |
Basketball | |
1921–1923 | Mississippi Normal |
Baseball | |
1920–1924 | Mississippi Normal |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1921–1924 | Mississippi Normal |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–13 (football) 15–6 (basketball) 33–15–3 (baseball) |
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