 Cawthon, c. 1930s | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 24, 1898 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1962 (aged 64) Sherman, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1917–1919 | Southwestern (TX) |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Beaumont HS (TX) |
| 1921–1922 | Terrill Prep (TX) |
| 1923–1927 | Austin |
| 1930–1940 | Texas Tech |
| 1942 | Alabama (line) |
| 1943–1944 | Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers |
| 1945–1946 | Detroit Lions (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1921 | Rice |
| 1923–1927 | Austin |
| Baseball | |
| 1920–1921 | Rice |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930–1940 | Texas Tech |
| 1952–1953 | Alabama |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 98–50–10 (college football) 2–18 (NFL) |
| Bowls | 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 TIAA (1923) 1 Border (1937) | |
Peter Willis Cawthon (March 24, 1898 – December 31, 1962) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Austin College from 1923 to 1927 and at Texas Technological College—now Texas Tech University—from 1930 to 1940, compiling a career college football coaching record of 99–52–10. Cawthon was the head coach for the Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1942 to 1943. He served as the athletic director at Texas Tech from 1930 to 1941 and the University of Alabama from 1952 to 1953.