Gwinn Henry

Gwinn Henry (August 5, 1887 – May 16, 1955) was an American football player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Howard Payne University, the College of Emporia, the University of Missouri, the University of New Mexico, and the University of Kansas, compiling a career college football record of 100–78–16. Henry was also the head coach of the St. Louis Gunners, an independent professional football team, in 1933.

Gwinn Henry

Biographical details
Born	(1887-08-05)August 5, 1887 Eden, Texas, U.S.
Died	May 16, 1955(1955-05-16) (aged 67) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1908	Southwestern (TX)
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1912–1914	Howard Payne
1918–1922	Emporia
1923–1931	Missouri
1933	St. Louis Gunners
1934–1936	New Mexico
1939–1942	Kansas
Basketball
1913–1914	Howard Payne
Track and field
1927–1929	Missouri
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1938–1942	Kansas
Head coaching record
Overall	100–78–16 (college football) 11–2–3 (pro football) 6–3 (college basketball)
Bowls	0–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 2 KCAC (1918–1919) 3 MVIAA (1924–1925, 1927)

Coaching career

Howard Payne

Henry was the first head football coach at the Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, and he held that position for two seasons, from 1912 until 1913. His coaching record at Howard Payne was 5–7–3.

Missouri

Henry was head coach of the University of Missouri from 1923 to 1931. During his tenure, he compiled a 40–28–9 (.578) record. On December 25, 1924, he led Missouri against USC at the Los Angeles Christmas Festival, losing by a score of 20–7.^[1]

Other schools

Henry also coached at the University of Kansas, University of New Mexico, and the College of Emporia.^[2]

Late life and death

Henry moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1943 and entered the real estate business. He died there on May 16, 1955, at the age of 67.^[3]

Family

Henry is the grandfather of collegiate track and field coach Pat Henry.^[4]

Head coaching record

College football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Independent) (1912–1913)
1912	Howard Payne	2–3–1
1913	Howard Payne	3–4–2
Howard Payne:		5–7–3
College of Emporia Fighting Presbies (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1918–1922)
1918	College of Emporia	6–0		1st
1919	College of Emporia	8–0	8–0	1st
1920	College of Emporia	6–1–1	6–1–1	3rd
1921	College of Emporia	4–2–1	4–1	4th
1922	College of Emporia	6–1–2	5–1–2	3rd
College of Emporia:		30–4–4
Missouri Tigers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923–1931)
1923	Missouri	2–3–3	1–3–2	T–7th
1924	Missouri	7–2	5–1	1st	L Los Angeles Christmas Festival
1925	Missouri	6–1–1	5–1	1st
1926	Missouri	5–1–2	4–1	3rd
1927	Missouri	7–2	5–1	1st
1928	Missouri	4–4	3–2	T–2nd
1929	Missouri	5–2–1	3–1–1	2nd
1930	Missouri	2–5–2	1–2–2	5th
1931	Missouri	2–8	1–4	T–5th
Missouri:		40–28–9	28–16–5
New Mexico Lobos (Border Conference) (1934–1936)
1934	New Mexico	8–1	3–1	2nd
1935	New Mexico	6–4	3–2	3rd
1936	New Mexico	2–7	1–4	7th
New Mexico:		16–12	7–7
Kansas Jayhawks (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1939–1942)
1939	Kansas	2–6	1–4	T–4th
1940	Kansas	2–7	0–5	6th
1941	Kansas	3–6	2–3	4th
1942	Kansas	2–8	1–4	T–5th
Kansas:		9–27	4–16
Total:		100–78–16
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

1. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. p. 554.
2. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide "The official rules book and record book of college football" (edited by Walter Camp) Can Sports Publishing Company, 1922
3. "Gwinn Henry, Once Coach at Missouri Dies in Albuquerque". Moberly Monitor-Index. Moberly, Missouri. Associated Press. May 18, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved December 20, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
4. Wideman, Bryan (May 3, 2007). "Louisiana State U.: LSU's Pat Henry sits in class all his own". University Wire. The Gale Group, Inc. Retrieved May 13, 2008.

External links

• Gwinn Henry at Find a Grave