Byron Rhome
Biographical details | |
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Born | Trinity (TX) | January 11, 1906
Position(s) | Texas Wesleyan |
1937–? | Sunset HS (TX) |
Administrative career ( Texas Wesleyan | |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 18–9–2 (college football) 14–24 (college basketball) |
Byron Cogdell Rhome (January 11, 1906 – April 24, 1992) was an American football, basketball, and track coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Texas Wesleyan College—now known as Texas Wesleyan University—in Fort Worth, Texas from 1935 to 1936, compiling a record of 11–8–2. Rhome was also the head basketball coach at Texas Wesleyan for two season, from 1935 to 1937, tallying a mark of 14–24.
Rhome attended Cleburne High School in Cleburne, Texas, where he played football for the Cleburne Yellow Jackets. He moved on to Trinity University in Waxahachie, Texas, played football as an end for four seasons. He and also played basketball for four season and baseball for one. After graduating from Trinity in 1929, Rhome was appointed head football coach at Graham High School in Graham, Texas. In 1931, he was named football and track coach at Weatherford Junior College—now known as Weatherford College—in Weatherford, Texas.[1]
Rhome was hired in 1935 as the
Rhome's son, Jerry Rhome, played football for him at Sunset and went on to play college football at the University of Tulsa and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).[6]
Head coaching record
College football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Texas Wesleyan Rams (Independent) (1935–1936)
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1935 | Texas Wesleyan | 8–2–1 | |||||||
1936 | Texas Wesleyan | 3–6–1 | |||||||
Texas Wesleyan: | 11–8–2 | ||||||||
Hondo Army Air Field Navigators (Independent) (1944)
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1944 | Hondo AAF | 7–1 | |||||||
Hondo AAF: | 7–1 | ||||||||
Total: | 18–9–2 |