Biographical details | |
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Born | El Paso, Texas, U.S. | September 17, 1889
Died | July 29, 1959 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | (aged 69)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1908–1910 | Texas A&M |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1914–1919 | Texas Mines |
Basketball | |
1914–1923 | Texas Mines |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 9–11–1 (football) 14–30 (basketball) |
Thomas Joe Dwyer (September 17, 1889 – July 29, 1959) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and civil engineer. He played football for Texas A&M University and was the first football coach at the Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) coaching the team from 1914 to 1919 and compiling record of 9–11–1. He served in the United States Army during World War I and later worked for 29 years as a civil engineer for Gulf Oil.