Dixon Foster
American sports coach (1888–1973)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1888-12-24)December 24, 1888 |
| Died | May 6, 1973(1973-05-06) (aged 84) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1905–1908 | Hampden–Sydney |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1909–1910 | Greenbrier Military (WV) |
| 1912–1915 | Porter Military (SC) |
| 1916 | South Carolina (freshmen) |
| 1917 | South Carolina |
| 1919 | South Carolina |
| Basketball | |
| 1916–1920 | South Carolina |
| Baseball | |
| 1917–1920 | South Carolina |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1917 | South Carolina |
| 1919 | South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–12–1 (college football) 26–31 (college basketball) |
William Dixon Foster (December 24, 1888 – May 6, 1973) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach (1917, 1919), head men's basketball coach (1916–1920) and head baseball coach (1917–1920) at the University of South Carolina.[2]
Foster was a graduate of Hampden–Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1917) | |||||||||
| 1917 | South Carolina | 3–5 | 2–3 | T–9th | |||||
| South Carolina Gamecocks (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919) | |||||||||
| 1919 | South Carolina | 1–7–1 | 0–4–1 | 20th | |||||
| South Carolina: | 4–12–1 | 2–7–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 4–12–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Dixon Foster". Sports-Reference College Basketball. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Garnet & Black". University of South Carolina. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ A General Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Hampden-Sydney College. Hampden–Sydney College. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
External links
- Dixon Foster at Find a Grave
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South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball head coaches
- J. H. Brown (1908–1909)
- F. E. Schofield (1909–1910)
- No coach (1910–1911)
- James G. Driver (1911–1913)
- John Blackburn (1913–1914)
- L. W. Hill (1914–1915)
- Charles C. Farrell (1915–1916)
- Dixon Foster (1916–1920)
- Sol Metzger (1920–1921)
- Lana A. Sims (1921–1922)
- Jack Crawford (1922–1924)
- Branch Bocock (1924–1927)
- A. Burnet Stoney (1927–1928)
- Rock Norman (1928–1932)
- Billy Laval (1932–1933)
- Rock Norman (1933–1935)
- Ted Petoskey (1935–1940)
- Frank Johnson (1940–1942)
- Rex Enright (1942–1943)
- Henry Findley (1943–1944)
- John D. McMillan (1944–1945)
- Frank Johnson (1945–1958)
- Walt Hambrick (1958–1959)
- Bob Stevens (1959–1962)
- Chuck Noe (1962–1964)
- Dwane Morrison # (1964)
- Frank McGuire (1964–1980)
- Bill Foster (1980–1986)
- George Felton (1986–1991)
- Steve Newton (1991–1993)
- Eddie Fogler (1993–2001)
- Dave Odom (2001–2008)
- Darrin Horn (2008–2012)
- Frank Martin (2012–2022)
- Lamont Paris (2022– )
# denotes interim head coach
