Willis Barnes

Willis Barnes
Biographical details
Born(1900-10-22)October 22, 1900
DiedMarch 22, 1976(1976-03-22) (aged 75)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931Arizona State (line)
1937–1941New Mexico (assistant)
1942–1946New Mexico
1947New Mexico (assistant)
1950–1951New Mexico (assistant)
1954–1955New Mexico (assistant)
Basketball
1941–1943New Mexico
Head coaching record
Overall19–20–5 (football)
12–30 (basketball)
Bowls1–1–1

Willis Lee Barnes (October 22, 1900 – March 22, 1976) was an American football, basketball, track and field, and boxing coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of New Mexico from 1942 to 1946, compiling a record of 45–35–10. Barnes was also the head basketball coach at New Mexico from 1941 to 1943, tallying a mark of 12–30. Barnes came to the University of New Mexico in 1937 as an assistant football coach.[1]

  1. ^ "N. M. Coach". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. Associated Press. May 15, 1937. p. 22. Retrieved October 19, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.