Luther Burleson Explained

Luther Burleson
Birth Date:16 November 1880
Birth Place:Buffalo, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Stephenville, Texas, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Team2:Trinity (TX)
Player Sport3:Baseball
Player Years4:c. 1900
Player Team4:Trinity (TX)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1907
Coach Team2:Baylor
Coach Years3:1909
Coach Team3:Daniel Baker
Coach Years4:1913
Coach Team4:Trinity (TX)
Coach Years5:1918
Coach Team5:Trinity (TX)
Coach Sport6:Basketball
Coach Years7:1906–1908
Coach Team7:Baylor
Coach Sport8:Baseball
Coach Years9:1906–1908
Coach Team9:Baylor
Admin Years1:1907–1908
Admin Team1:Baylor
Overall Record:4–3–1 (football, Baylor only)
10–9 (basketball)
25–34 (baseball)

Luther Franklin Burleson (November 16, 1880 – November 17, 1924) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the seventh head football coach at Baylor University, coaching one season in 1907 and compiling a record of 4–3–1. Burleson was also the first head basketball coach at Baylor, coaching two seasons from 1906 to 1908 and tallying a mark of 10–9. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Baylor for three seasons, coaching from 1906 to 1908 and amassing a record of 25–34.

Burleson was also the head football coach at Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas in 1909 and Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas in 1913 and 1918.[1] [2] Burleson played football and baseball at Trinity.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. News: . Football At Brownwood . . . September 8, 1909 . 3 . April 24, 2019 . .
  2. News: . Burleson is Trinity Coach . . . September 27, 1918 . 5 . April 24, 2019 . .
  3. News: . Luther Burleson is Coach . . . March 4, 1907 . 3 . April 24, 2019 . .