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Mack Saxon Sr.

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Mack Saxon Sr. Veteran

Birth
Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, USA
Death
8 May 1949 (aged 47)
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 34 Site 2467
Memorial ID
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died at home (4843 27th rd, S Arlington)
h/o Mary Adelaide BARRON Hilton Saxon, m. 1 June 1935 in Fort Worth, TX

Mack Saxon (c. 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletic administrator in the United States. He served as the head football coach at the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy, now the University of Texas El Paso, from 1929 to 1941, compiling a record of 66–43–9. He had three 7–1 seasons at Texas Mines. His 1936 team lost in the Sun Bowl, the only bowl game to which his teams were invited. From 1928 to 1934, Saxon coached the Texas Mines basketball team, tallying a mark of 34–61. He also coached the school's baseball team in 1928 and 1930, amassing record of 17–4. Saxon died at the age of 47 of a heart attack at his home in Arlington, Virginia on May 8, 1949. [Contributed by K]
died at home (4843 27th rd, S Arlington)
h/o Mary Adelaide BARRON Hilton Saxon, m. 1 June 1935 in Fort Worth, TX

Mack Saxon (c. 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletic administrator in the United States. He served as the head football coach at the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy, now the University of Texas El Paso, from 1929 to 1941, compiling a record of 66–43–9. He had three 7–1 seasons at Texas Mines. His 1936 team lost in the Sun Bowl, the only bowl game to which his teams were invited. From 1928 to 1934, Saxon coached the Texas Mines basketball team, tallying a mark of 34–61. He also coached the school's baseball team in 1928 and 1930, amassing record of 17–4. Saxon died at the age of 47 of a heart attack at his home in Arlington, Virginia on May 8, 1949. [Contributed by K]


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  • Created by: LadyDragon
  • Added: Jun 16, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71472299/mack-saxon: accessed ), memorial page for Mack Saxon Sr. (21 Nov 1901–8 May 1949), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71472299, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by LadyDragon (contributor 46875885).