Tommy Dwyer (American football)

Tommy Dwyer
Biographical details
Born(1889-09-17)September 17, 1889
El Paso, Texas, U.S.
DiedJuly 29, 1959(1959-07-29) (aged 69)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1908–1910Texas A&M
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1914–1919Texas Mines
Basketball
1914–1923Texas Mines
Head coaching record
Overall9–11–1 (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.