| Joe Bailey Cheaney | |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Ranger, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | San Marcos, Texas, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1921–1924 |
| Player Team2: | Howard Payne |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1925 |
| Coach Team2: | San Marcos Baptist Academy (TX) |
| Coach Years3: | 1926–1927 |
| Coach Team3: | Howard Payne (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1928–1934 |
| Coach Team4: | Howard Payne |
| Coach Years5: | 1935–1942 |
| Coach Team5: | Southwest Texas State |
| Coach Years6: | 1943–1947 |
| Coach Team6: | Howard Payne |
| Coach Sport7: | Basketball |
| Coach Years8: | 1927–1935 |
| Coach Team8: | Howard Payne |
| Coach Years9: | 1935–1939 |
| Coach Team9: | Southwest Texas State |
| Coach Years10: | 1942–1943 |
| Coach Team10: | Southwest Texas State |
| Coach Years11: | 1946–1947 |
| Coach Team11: | Howard Payne |
| Overall Record: | 81–62–13 (college football) 102–89 (college basketball) |
| Championships: | Football 6 Texas Conference (1928–1932, 1934) |
Joe Bailey Cheaney (December 30, 1902 – March 16, 1983) was an American football and basketball coach. He served two stints as the head football coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, from 1928 to 1934, and 1946 to 1947, and one stint at Southwest Texas State University—now known was Texas State University—from 1935 to 1942, compiling a career college football coaching record of 81–62–13. His career coaching record at Howard Payne was 58–20–9.
Cheaney was born on December 30, 1902, in Ranger, Texas. He graduated from Santa Anna High School in Santa Anna, Texas in 1921 and Howard Payne in 1925. He started in football as a halfback at Howard Payne, leading the Yellow Jackets to the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) title in 1924. He also was a sprinter on the track and field team, winning the TIAA championships for three years in the 100-yard and 200-yard dashes. Cheaney began his coaching career in 1925 as the football coach at San Marcos Baptist Academy in San Marcos, Texas.[1]
Cheane died on March 16, 1983, in San Marcos.[2]