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Sport(s)
  
Football

Name
  
DeWitt Weaver

PGA tour wins
  
2

1949–1950
  
Tulsa (assistant)

Weight
  
84 kg


Position(s)
  
Guard

Height
  
1.8 m

1934–1936
  
Tennessee

Role
  
Golfer

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Born
  
May 11, 1912 Nashville, Tennessee (
1912-05-11
)

Died
  
January 19, 1998(1998-01-19) (aged 85) Daphne, Alabama

1946–1948
  
Mississippi State (line)

Education
  
Southern Methodist University

Residence
  
Braselton, Georgia, United States

Former tours
  
PGA TOUR, Champions Tour

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DeWitt Thompson Weaver, Sr. (May 11, 1912 – January 19, 1998) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1951 to 1960.

He was the first head football coach at Texas Tech to win a bowl game during his first season—an accomplishment unmatched at Texas Tech until Tommy Tuberville's first season, in 2010.

In 1956, he became the first college coach to defeat the Texas Longhorns in a season-opener in Austin. He amassed a 49–51–5 record.

From 1952 to 1960, he also served as the athletic director at Texas Technological College, as Texas Tech University was then known.

His son, DeWitt Jr., is a professional golfer who won twice on the PGA Tour.

References

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