Theron J. Fouts

Theron Judson Fouts Sr. (July 5, 1893[1] – April 28, 1954) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as head football coach at North Texas State Normal College—renamed as North Texas State Teachers' College in 1923, and now known as the University of North Texas—from 1920 to 1924. Fouts amassed a 23–14–2 record. He also started the school's track and field program and initiated the drive to build the 20,000-seat Eagle Stadium on campus. The venue was named Fouts Field in his honor.

Theron J. Fouts
Fouts pictured in The Yucca 1922, North Texas State Normal yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1893-07-05)July 5, 1893
Gonzales, Texas, US
DiedApril 28, 1954(1954-04-28) (aged 60)
Denton, Texas, US
Playing career
1914–1917Baylor
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1924North Texas State Normal/Teachers
Basketball
1920–1921North Texas State Normal
Baseball
1920North Texas State Normal
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1948–1954North Texas State
Head coaching record
Overall23–14–2 (football)
5–3 (basketball)
4–2 (baseball)

Born in Gonzales, Texas,[1] Fouts was a football player at Baylor University, where he lettered for four years (1914–1917). He died of a heart attack on April 28, 1954 in Denton, Texas.[2] Fouts was married to Leslie Vann Sams Fouts and had two daughters and a son: Mary Lee Fouts (born October 20, 1920 in Crockett, TX), Dorthy Nell Fouts Crockett (born November 7, 1924 in Denton), and Theron Judson Fouts Jr. (born March 3, 1926 in Denton).

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
North Texas State Normal/Teachers Eagles (Independent) (1920–1924)
1920 North Texas State Normal 7–1
1921 North Texas State Normal 3–3
North Texas State Normal/Teachers Eagles (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922–1924)
1922 North Texas State Normal 5–2–13–0
1923 North Texas State Teachers 3–53–26th
1924 North Texas State Teachers 5–3–14–1–12nd
North Texas State Normal/Teachers: 23–14–210–3–1
Total:23–14–2

References
  1. WWI Draft Registration Card, National Archives
  2. "Theron J. Fouts" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. April 29, 1954. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
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