Wix Garner | |
Birth Date: | 29 January 1897 |
Birth Place: | DeKalb, Illinois, U.S. |
Death Place: | Highlands County, Florida, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1920 |
Player Team2: | Northern Illinois |
Player Sport3: | Basketball |
Player Years4: | 1919–1921 |
Player Team4: | Northern Illinois |
Player Sport5: | Baseball |
Player Years6: | 1920 |
Player Team6: | Northern Illinois |
Player Positions: | Quarterback (football) Outfielder (baseball) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1942–1943 |
Coach Team2: | Western Illinois |
Coach Years3: | 1945–1947 |
Coach Team3: | Western Illinois |
Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
Coach Years5: | 1941–1942 |
Coach Team5: | Western Illinois |
Coach Sport6: | Baseball |
Coach Years7: | 1949–1955 |
Coach Team7: | Western Illinois |
Admin Years1: | 1943–1945 |
Admin Team1: | Western Illinois |
Overall Record: | 13–21–4 (football) 4–7 (basketball) |
Championships: | Football 1 IIAC (1942) |
Charles Wix Garner (January 29, 1897 – February 5, 1978)[1] [2] was an American sports coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois for five seasons, from 1942 to 1943 and 1945 to 1947, compiling a record of 13–21–4.[3]