Berl Huffman | |
Birth Date: | 27 August 1907 |
Birth Place: | Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1936–1942 |
Coach Team2: | Texas Tech (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1943–1944 |
Coach Team3: | Keesler Field |
Coach Years4: | 1945 |
Coach Team4: | AAF Training Command (backfield) |
Coach Years5: | 1947–1949 |
Coach Team5: | New Mexico |
Coach Sport6: | Basketball |
Coach Years7: | 1935–1942 |
Coach Team7: | Texas Tech |
Coach Years8: | 1946–1947 |
Coach Team8: | Texas Tech |
Coach Years9: | 1951–1952 |
Coach Team9: | New Mexico |
Coach Sport10: | Baseball |
Coach Years11: | 1961–1967 |
Coach Team11: | Texas Tech |
Overall Record: | 19–24–3 (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.
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]
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.
From 1936 to 1942, Huffman was an assistant coach with Texas Tech.[4]