Mack Saxon
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 21, 1901 Palestine, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 8, 1949 (aged 47) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1925–1926 | Texas |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927–1928 | Texas Mines (assistant) |
| 1929–1941 | Texas Mines |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1934 | Texas Mines |
| Baseball | |
| 1928, 1930 | Texas Mines |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1929–1941 | Texas Mines |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 66–43–9 (football) 34–61 (basketball) 17–4 (baseball) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| First-team All-SWC (1925, 1926) | |
Mack Saxon Sr. (November 21, 1901 – May 8, 1949) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track, and athletic administrator.
A Texas native, Saxon was the quarterback of the 1925 and 1926 Texas Longhorns football teams and was selected as an all-conference player in both seasons.
From 1927 to 1941, he served as athletic director and coach at Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas El Paso). He coached the school's football, baseball, basketball, and track teams at various times. In 13 years as the head football coach, he turned the program into a regional power, oversaw the construction of Kidd Field, led the team to its first bowl game, and compiled a 66–43–9 record.
Saxon served in the United States Navy during World War II, supervising an athletic training program for naval flyers. He continued that work as a civilian employee of the Navy after the war before dying of a heart attack at age 47.