Wix Garner Explained

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]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Wix Garner registration card (scanned item). Family Search.
  2. Web site: Florida, Death Index, 1877-1998: Charles Wix Garner, 1978. Family Search.
  3. Web site: Western Illinois Coaching Records. College Football Data Warehouse. 2008-01-04. 2008-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20080519114030/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/gateway/western_illinois/coaching_records.php. dead.