Dana X. Bible
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Dana Xenophon Bible was an American football
player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi College
(1913–1915), Louisiana State University
(1916), Texas A&M University
(1917, 1919–1928), the University of Nebraska
(1929–1936), and the University of Texas
(1937–1946). In his college football coaching career, Bible compiled a record of 198–72–23. His teams had winning records in 30 of the 33 seasons he coached. Bible twice won 10 games in a season. Bible also coached baseball
and basketball
at Texas A&M. During his hiatus from Texas A&M in 1918, Bible served as pilot in World War I
.
Bible's 1919 Texas A&M Aggies football team, which was undefeated, untied, and outscored its opposition 275–0, was retroactively named a national champion
by the Billingsley Report and the National Championship Foundation. In ten seasons at Texas, Bible brought the Longhorns football program
to national prominence, winning three Southwest Conference championships, making three appearances at the Cotton Bowl Classic (two victorious), and placing in the final AP Poll
rankings five times. While at Texas, University of Chicago
coach Clark Shaughnessy
contacted Bible to organize a clinic on the T formation
. Along with Frank Leahy
of Notre Dame
, they helped create the T formation revolution. Bible was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
in 1951 and the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1960. His book, Championship Football, was published in 1947.
degree from Carson–Newman College in 1912. He played football while in college. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity, Iota chapter.
who could quote biblical scripture and was a Greek and Latin scholar. Dana married Rowena Rhodes on December 19, 1923. They had two children, William and Barbara. Rowena died in 1942. Dana later married Agnes Stacy in 1944 and they were divorced in 1950. He married Dorothy Gilstrap on February 2, 1952.
and Irving Pray
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi College
Mississippi College
Mississippi College, also known as MC, is a private, Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi. Mississippi College comprises the main campus in Clinton, as well as satellite campuses in Brandon and Madison, Mississippi, and the Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson...
(1913–1915), Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
(1916), Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
(1917, 1919–1928), the University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
(1929–1936), and the University of Texas
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
(1937–1946). In his college football coaching career, Bible compiled a record of 198–72–23. His teams had winning records in 30 of the 33 seasons he coached. Bible twice won 10 games in a season. Bible also coached baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
at Texas A&M. During his hiatus from Texas A&M in 1918, Bible served as pilot in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Bible's 1919 Texas A&M Aggies football team, which was undefeated, untied, and outscored its opposition 275–0, was retroactively named a national champion
NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship
A college football national championship in the highest level of collegiate play in the United States, currently the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , is a designation awarded annually by various third-party organizations to their selection of the best...
by the Billingsley Report and the National Championship Foundation. In ten seasons at Texas, Bible brought the Longhorns football program
Texas Longhorns football
The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...
to national prominence, winning three Southwest Conference championships, making three appearances at the Cotton Bowl Classic (two victorious), and placing in the final AP Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
rankings five times. While at Texas, University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
coach Clark Shaughnessy
Clark Shaughnessy
Clark Daniel Shaughnessy was an American football coach and innovator. He is sometimes called the "father of the T formation", although that system had previously been used as early as the 1880s. Shaughnessy did, however, modernize the obsolescent T formation to make it once again relevant in the...
contacted Bible to organize a clinic on the T formation
T formation
In American football, a T formation is a formation used by the offensive team in which three running backs line up in a row about five yards behind the quarterback, forming the shape of a "T"....
. Along with Frank Leahy
Frank Leahy
Francis William Leahy was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive...
of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac is a Catholic research university located in Notre Dame, an unincorporated community north of the city of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States...
, they helped create the T formation revolution. Bible was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
in 1951 and the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1960. His book, Championship Football, was published in 1947.
Education
Bible graduated from Jefferson City High School in 1908. He received a B.A.Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree from Carson–Newman College in 1912. He played football while in college. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Delta Kappa Epsilon is a fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore class who had not been invited to join the two existing societies...
fraternity, Iota chapter.
Family
Bible was the son of Jonathan David Bible (October 9, 1863 in Cocke County, Tennessee – November 23, 1942) and Cleopatra I. Willis (October 19, 1870 – January 25, 1954). The couple married on June 20, 1889. Jonathan was a college professor at Carson–Newman College in Jefferson City, TennesseeJefferson City, Tennessee
Jefferson City is a city in Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States. It is part of the Morristown, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,760 at the 2000 census. The city was originally named Mossy Creek, but was changed in 1901 to honor Thomas Jefferson...
who could quote biblical scripture and was a Greek and Latin scholar. Dana married Rowena Rhodes on December 19, 1923. They had two children, William and Barbara. Rowena died in 1942. Dana later married Agnes Stacy in 1944 and they were divorced in 1950. He married Dorothy Gilstrap on February 2, 1952.
Football
*First 7 games coached were by E. T. McDonaldE. T. McDonald
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and Irving Pray
Irving Pray
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.
External links
- Dana X. Bible at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com