Victor Duane Payne Jr. (July 3, 1899 – October 26, 1981) was an American
college basketball
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and
college football coach. He was the head football coach at
Abilene Christian College
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and
Simmons University
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. Payne was also the basketball head coach at Texas Technological College—now known as
Texas Tech University
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.
Coaching career
Football
Abilene Christian
Payne was the fourth head college football coach at
Abilene Christian University in
Abilene, Texas, and he held that position for two seasons, from 1922 until 1923. During his time at Abilene Christian, Sam Cox of
Ozona, Texas
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, sent him a young wildcat named Bob Thomas to serve as a live athletics mascot for the college.
Payne's coaching record at Abilene Christian was 12–3.
Simmons
Payne coached the
Simmons Cowboys football team to 6–1–3 in 1926.
Texas Tech
Payne served as an assistant coach during the 1927 and 1928 seasons under Texas Tech head coach
Ewing Y. Freeland.
Basketball
Texas Tech
Payne coached the Texas Tech Matadors (now known as the
Red Raiders) from 1927 to 1930. During the first season, the team won ten games and lost six. The following season, the record was slightly worse at 9–8. During his final season, the team improved to 13–6. Payne's overall record at Texas Tech stands at 32 wins and 20 losses.
Later life
In 1949, he was working for the Abilene Savings and Loan Company.
Head coaching record
Football
References
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1899 births
1981 deaths
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