About Pence Dacus
Lived 1931 – 2019 (aged 87). Pence Dacus was a basketball player.
Wilfred Pence Dacus (July 26, 1931 – February 15, 2019) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pepperdine University from 1960 to 1961, compiling a record of 2–18. He began his collegiate playing career at Tarleton State University, where he was a quarterback. Dacus moved on to Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, where he lettered in both football and basketball. He was selected 63rd overall by the Detroit Lions in sixth round of the 1954 NFL draft.
Dacus was born on July 26, 1931, in San Saba, Texas. He grew up in San Saba and Brady, Texas. Dacus attended Abilene Christian College—now known as Abilene Christian University—and earned a doctorate degree at the University of Houston.
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Who was Pence Dacus?
American football player and coach
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Pence Dacus was born on 26 July 1931 in San Saba.
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Pence Dacus died on 15 February 2019.
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Pence Dacus was a basketball player.
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