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{{Short description|American college sports coach (1907–1990)}}
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{{Infobox college coach
| name = Berl Huffman
| name = Berl Huffman
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| alt =
| alt =
| caption = Huffman in 1939
| caption = Huffman in 1939
| sport = [[American football|Football]], [[basketball]], [[baseball]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|8|27}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|8|27}}
| birth_place =
| birth_place = [[Texas]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|10|16|1907|8|27}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1990|10|16|1907|8|27}}
| death_place =
| death_place = [[Lubbock, Texas]], U.S.
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1936–1942
| coach_years2 = 1936–1942
| coach_team2 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] (assistant)
| coach_team2 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1947–1949
| coach_years3 = 1943–1944
| coach_team3 = [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico]]
| coach_team3 = [[Keesler Field Fliers football|Keesler Field]]
| coach_years4 = 1945
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| coach_sport4 = Basketball
| coach_team4 = [[Army Air Forces Training Command Skymasters football|AAF Training Command]] (backfield)
| coach_years5 = 1935–1942
| coach_years5 = 1947–1949
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| coach_team5 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]]
| coach_team5 = [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico]]
| coach_years6 = 1946–1947
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| coach_sport6 = Basketball
| coach_team6 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]]
| coach_years7 = 1951–1952
| coach_years7 = 1935–1942
| coach_team7 = [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]]
| coach_team7 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]]
| coach_years8 = 1946–1947
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| coach_sport8 = Baseball
| coach_team8 = Texas Tech
| coach_years9 = 1961–1967
| coach_years9 = 1951–1952
| coach_team9 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech]]
| coach_team9 = [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]]
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| overall_record = 8&ndash;22&ndash;1 (football)<br>126&ndash;87 (basketball)<br>80&ndash;88 (baseball)
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| coach_sport10 = Baseball
| coach_years11 = 1961–1967
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| coach_team11 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech]]
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| overall_record = 19–24–3 (football)<br>126–87 (basketball)<br>80–88 (baseball)
| bowl_record =
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| tournament_record =
| CFbDWID = 1134
| championships =
| championships =
| awards =
| awards =
| coaching_records =
| coaching_records =
}}
}}
'''Berl Huffman''' (August 27, 1907 &ndash; October 16, 1990)<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|title = Texas Tech|work = Sports Briefs|pages = F12|publisher = Austin-American Statesman|date = October 20, 1990}}</ref> was a [[college baseball]], [[college basketball]], and [[college football]] [[head coach]]. He coached at [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]] and [[University of New Mexico|New Mexico]].
'''George Berl Huffman''' (August 27, 1907 – October 16, 1990)<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|title = Texas Tech|work = Sports Briefs|pages = F12|publisher = Austin-American Statesman|date = October 20, 1990}}</ref> was an American [[college football]], [[college basketball]], and [[college baseball]], coach. He coached at [[Texas Tech University]] and the [[University of New Mexico]].


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==

===Baseball===
===Baseball===
Huffman was the fourth head coach of the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball program]]. From the 1961 through the 1967 seasons, Huffman coached 167 games with an 80–87 record.<ref>{{cite web | title=2010 Media Supplement | publisher=Texas Tech University | accessdate=2010-07-23 | url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2010mediasupplement.pdf |format=PDF}}</ref>
Huffman was the fourth head coach of the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball program]]. From the 1961 through the 1967 seasons, Huffman coached 167 games with an 80–87 record.<ref>{{cite web | title=2010 Media Supplement | publisher=Texas Tech University | accessdate=July 23, 2010 | url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2010mediasupplement.pdf | format=PDF | archive-date=November 12, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112125302/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2010mediasupplement.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>


===Basketball===
===Basketball===
In eight seasons as the [[List of Texas Tech Red Raiders head basketball coaches|head basketball coach]] at [[Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]], Huffman garnered a record of 121–67.<ref>[http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-yrbyyr.html Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The record for his one season coaching basketball at [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]] stands at 6–19.
In eight seasons as the [[List of Texas Tech Red Raiders head basketball coaches|head basketball coach]] at [[Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]], Huffman garnered a record of 121–67.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-yrbyyr.html |title=Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=December 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218144528/http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-yrbyyr.html |archive-date=February 18, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The record for his one season coaching basketball at [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball|New Mexico]] stands at 6–19.


===Football===
===Football===
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==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==

===Football===
===Football===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Keesler Field Fliers football|Keesler Field Commandos/Fliers]]
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1943
| endyear = 1944
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1943 college football season|1943]]
| name = [[1943 Keesler Field Commandos football team|Keesler Field]]
| overall = 3–1
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1944 college football season|1944]]
| name = [[1944 Keesler Field Fliers football team|Keesler Field]]
| overall = 8–1–2
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Keesler Field
| overall = 11–2–2
| confrecord =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico Lobos]]
| name = [[New Mexico Lobos football|New Mexico Lobos]]
| conf = [[Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
| conf = [[Border Conference]]
| startyear = 1947
| startyear = 1947
| endyear = 1949
| endyear = 1949
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1947 college football season|1947]]
| year = [[1947 college football season|1947]]
| name = New Mexico
| name = [[1947 New Mexico Lobos football team|New Mexico]]
| overall = 4&ndash;5&ndash;1
| overall = 4–5–1
| conference = 1&ndash;5&ndash;1
| conference = 1–5–1
| confstanding = 7th
| confstanding = 7th
| bowlname =
| bowlname =
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1948 college football season|1948]]
| year = [[1948 college football season|1948]]
| name = New Mexico
| name = [[1948 New Mexico Lobos football team|New Mexico]]
| overall = 2&ndash;9
| overall = 2–9
| conference = 1&ndash;6
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 8th
| confstanding = 8th
| bowlname =
| bowlname =
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| championship =
| championship =
| year = [[1949 college football season|1949]]
| year = [[1949 college football season|1949]]
| name = New Mexico
| name = [[1949 New Mexico Lobos football team|New Mexico]]
| overall = 2&ndash;8
| overall = 2–8
| conference = 1&ndash;6
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 8th
| confstanding = 8th
| bowlname =
| bowlname =
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}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Washington
| name = New Mexico
| overall = 8&ndash;22&ndash;1
| overall = 8–22–1
| confrecord = 3&ndash;17&ndash;1
| confrecord = 3–17–1
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 8&ndash;22&ndash;1
| overall = 19–24–3
| bcs = no
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| polltype =
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Find a Grave|125540307}}
* {{CFBCR|1134|Berl Huffman}}


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| NAME = Huffman, Berl
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football, basketball, and baseball coach
| DATE OF BIRTH = August 27, 1907
| PLACE OF BIRTH =
| DATE OF DEATH = October 16, 1990
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}}
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[[Category:1990 deaths]]
[[Category:1990 deaths]]
[[Category:American basketball coaches]]
[[Category:American men's basketball coaches]]
[[Category:Keesler Field Fliers football coaches]]
[[Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball coaches]]
[[Category:Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball coaches]]
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[[Category:New Mexico Lobos men's basketball coaches]]
[[Category:New Mexico Lobos men's basketball coaches]]
[[Category:Trinity University (Texas) alumni]]
[[Category:Trinity University (Texas) alumni]]



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Latest revision as of 05:57, 22 December 2024

Berl Huffman
Huffman in 1939
Biographical details
Born(1907-08-27)August 27, 1907
Texas, U.S.
DiedOctober 16, 1990(1990-10-16) (aged 83)
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1936–1942Texas Tech (assistant)
1943–1944Keesler Field
1945AAF Training Command (backfield)
1947–1949New Mexico
Basketball
1935–1942Texas Tech
1946–1947Texas Tech
1951–1952New Mexico
Baseball
1961–1967Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall19–24–3 (football)
126–87 (basketball)
80–88 (baseball)

George Berl Huffman (August 27, 1907 – October 16, 1990)[1] was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball, coach. He coached at Texas Tech University and the University of New Mexico.

Coaching career

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Baseball

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Huffman was the fourth head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball program. From the 1961 through the 1967 seasons, Huffman coached 167 games with an 80–87 record.[2]

Basketball

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In eight seasons as the head basketball coach at Texas Tech, Huffman garnered a record of 121–67.[3] The record for his one season coaching basketball at New Mexico stands at 6–19.

Football

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From 1936 to 1942, Huffman was an assistant coach with Texas Tech.[4]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Keesler Field Commandos/Fliers (Independent) (1943–1944)
1943 Keesler Field 3–1
1944 Keesler Field 8–1–2
Keesler Field: 11–2–2
New Mexico Lobos (Border Conference) (1947–1949)
1947 New Mexico 4–5–1 1–5–1 7th
1948 New Mexico 2–9 1–6 8th
1949 New Mexico 2–8 1–6 8th
New Mexico: 8–22–1 3–17–1
Total: 19–24–3

References

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  1. ^ "Texas Tech". Sports Briefs. Austin-American Statesman. October 20, 1990. pp. F12.
  2. ^ "2010 Media Supplement" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
  4. ^ Andrews, Ruth Horn (1956). The First Thirty Years: a History of Texas Technological College. Lubbock, Texas: The Texas Tech Press. p. 302.
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