About Dewey Mayhew
Lived 1898 – 1974 (aged 75). Dewey Mayhew was an American american football player.
Dewey Alexander Mayhew (December 21, 1898 – January 6, 1974) was an American football and baseball coach. He coached high school football at Marlin and Abilene, before serving as head coach at Texas College of Arts and Industries—now known as Texas A&M University–Kingsville—from 1946 to 1953. Mayhew won to state championships at Abilene (1928, 1931) and left as the all-time winningest coach with a record of 97–36–11, but was passed in 2007 by current Abilene coach Steve Warren. He died of congestive heart failure in 1974.
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Who was Dewey Mayhew?
American football coach (1898-1974)
When was Dewey Mayhew born?
Dewey Mayhew was born on 21 December 1898 in Texas.
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Dewey Mayhew died on 6 January 1974 in Marlin.
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Dewey Mayhew was an american football player.
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Dewey Mayhew was American.
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