Luther Burleson

American sports coach (1880–1924)

Luther Burleson
Biographical details
Burleson pictured in The Round-Up 1908, Baylor yearbook
Born	(1880-11-16)November 16, 1880 Buffalo, Texas, U.S.
Died	November 17, 1924(1924-11-17) (aged 44) Stephenville, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c. 1900	Trinity (TX)
Baseball
c. 1900	Trinity (TX)

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1907	Baylor
1909	Daniel Baker
1913	Trinity (TX)
1918	Trinity (TX)
Basketball
1906–1908	Baylor
Baseball
1906–1908	Baylor

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1907–1908	Baylor

Head coaching record
Overall	4–3–1 (football, Baylor only) 10–9 (basketball) 25–34 (baseball)

Luther Franklin Burleson (November 16, 1880 – November 17, 1924) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the seventh head football coach at Baylor University, coaching one season in 1907 and compiling a record of 4–3–1. Burleson was also the first head basketball coach at Baylor, coaching two seasons from 1906 to 1908 and tallying a mark of 10–9. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at Baylor for three seasons, coaching from 1906 to 1908 and amassing a record of 25–34.

Burleson was also the head football coach at Daniel Baker College in Brownwood, Texas in 1909 and Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas in 1913 and 1918.^[1]^[2] Burleson played football and baseball at Trinity.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Baylor (Independent) (1907)
1907	Baylor	4–3–1
Baylor:		4–3–1
Total:		4–3–1

References

^ "Football At Brownwood". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. September 8, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Burleson is Trinity Coach". The Waxahachie Daily Light. Waxahachie, Texas. September 27, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Luther Burleson is Coach". The Waxahachie Daily Light. Waxahachie, Texas. March 4, 1907. p. 3. Retrieved April 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Luther Burleson at Find a Grave

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v t e Baylor Bears head baseball coaches
J. C. Ewing (1902) R. N. Watts (1903–1904) Lee Carroll (1905) Luther Burleson (1906–1908) Enoch J. Mills (1909) Ralph Glaze (1910–1913) Charles Mosley (1914–1919) Frank Bridges (1920–1927) Morley Jennings (1928–1939) Lloyd Russell (1940–1941) Floyd Crow (1942) No team (1943–1945) A. E. Jones (1946–1950) Vic Bradford (1951) Chuck Devereaux (1952) A. E. Jones (1953) Boyd SoRelle (1954–1957) Lloyd Russell (1958–1961) Dutch Schroeder (1962–1973) Mickey Sullivan (1974–1994) Steve Smith (1995–2015) Steve Rodriguez (2016–2022) Mitch Thompson (2023– )

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Baylor Bears head baseball coaches

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R. N. Watts (1903–1904)
Lee Carroll (1905)
Luther Burleson (1906–1908)
Enoch J. Mills (1909)
Ralph Glaze (1910–1913)
Charles Mosley (1914–1919)
Frank Bridges (1920–1927)
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Lloyd Russell (1940–1941)
Floyd Crow (1942)
No team (1943–1945)
A. E. Jones (1946–1950)
Vic Bradford (1951)
Chuck Devereaux (1952)
A. E. Jones (1953)
Boyd SoRelle (1954–1957)
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Mitch Thompson (2023– )

v t e Baylor Bears men's basketball head coaches
Luther Burleson (1906–1908) Enoch J. Mills (1908–1910) Ralph Glaze (1910–1913) Norman C. Paine (1913–1914) Charles Mosley (1914–1920) Frank Bridges (1920–1926) Ralph Wolf (1926–1941) Bill Henderson (1941–1943) Van Sweet (1943–1945) Bill Henderson (1945–1961) Bill Menefee (1961–1973) Carroll Dawson (1973–1977) Jim Haller (1977–1985) Gene Iba (1985–1992) Darrel Johnson (1992–1994) Harry Miller (1994–1999) Dave Bliss (1999–2003) Scott Drew (2003– )

Baylor Bears men's basketball head coaches

Luther Burleson (1906–1908)
Enoch J. Mills (1908–1910)
Ralph Glaze (1910–1913)
Norman C. Paine (1913–1914)
Charles Mosley (1914–1920)
Frank Bridges (1920–1926)
Ralph Wolf (1926–1941)
Bill Henderson (1941–1943)
Van Sweet (1943–1945)
Bill Henderson (1945–1961)
Bill Menefee (1961–1973)
Carroll Dawson (1973–1977)
Jim Haller (1977–1985)
Gene Iba (1985–1992)
Darrel Johnson (1992–1994)
Harry Miller (1994–1999)
Dave Bliss (1999–2003)
Scott Drew (2003– )

v t e Baylor Bears head football coaches
R. H. Hamilton (1899–1900) W. R. Ritchie (1901) J. C. Ewing (1902) R. N. Watts (1903) Sol Metzger (1904) Archie R. Webb (1905) No team (1906) Luther Burleson (1907) Enoch J. Mills (1908–1909) Ralph Glaze (1910–1912) Norman C. Paine (1913) Charles Mosley (1914–1919) Frank Bridges (1920–1925) Morley Jennings (1926–1940) Frank Kimbrough (1941–1942) No team (1943–1944) Frank Kimbrough (1945–1946) Bob Woodruff (1947–1949) George Sauer (1950–1955) Sam Boyd (1956–1958) John Bridgers (1959–1968) Bill Beall (1969–1971) Grant Teaff (1972–1992) Chuck Reedy (1993–1996) Dave Roberts (1997–1998) Kevin Steele (1999–2002) Guy Morriss (2003–2007) Art Briles (2008–2015) Jim Grobe (2016) Matt Rhule (2017–2019) Dave Aranda (2020– )

Baylor Bears head football coaches

R. H. Hamilton (1899–1900)
W. R. Ritchie (1901)
J. C. Ewing (1902)
R. N. Watts (1903)
Sol Metzger (1904)
Archie R. Webb (1905)
No team (1906)
Luther Burleson (1907)
Enoch J. Mills (1908–1909)
Ralph Glaze (1910–1912)
Norman C. Paine (1913)
Charles Mosley (1914–1919)
Frank Bridges (1920–1925)
Morley Jennings (1926–1940)
Frank Kimbrough (1941–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
Frank Kimbrough (1945–1946)
Bob Woodruff (1947–1949)
George Sauer (1950–1955)
Sam Boyd (1956–1958)
John Bridgers (1959–1968)
Bill Beall (1969–1971)
Grant Teaff (1972–1992)
Chuck Reedy (1993–1996)
Dave Roberts (1997–1998)
Kevin Steele (1999–2002)
Guy Morriss (2003–2007)
Art Briles (2008–2015)
Jim Grobe (2016)
Matt Rhule (2017–2019)
Dave Aranda (2020– )

v t e Baylor Bears athletic directors
R. N. Watts (1903–1904) Luther Burleson (1907–1908) Enoch J. Mills (1908–1911) Norman C. Paine (1913–1914) Charles Mosley (1914–1920) Frank Bridges (1920–1926) Morley Jennings (1926–1941) Ralph Wolf (1941–1949) George Sauer (1950–1958) John Bridgers (1959–1968) Bill Henderson (1968–1971) Jack Patterson (1971–1980) Bill Menefee (1980–1992) Grant Teaff (1992–1993) Dick Ellis (1993–1996) Tom Stanton (1996–2003) Ian McCaw (2003–2016) Todd Patulski # (2016) Mack Rhoades (2016– ) # denotes interim athletic director

Baylor Bears athletic directors

R. N. Watts (1903–1904)
Luther Burleson (1907–1908)
Enoch J. Mills (1908–1911)
Norman C. Paine (1913–1914)
Charles Mosley (1914–1920)
Frank Bridges (1920–1926)
Morley Jennings (1926–1941)
Ralph Wolf (1941–1949)
George Sauer (1950–1958)
John Bridgers (1959–1968)
Bill Henderson (1968–1971)
Jack Patterson (1971–1980)
Bill Menefee (1980–1992)
Grant Teaff (1992–1993)
Dick Ellis (1993–1996)
Tom Stanton (1996–2003)
Ian McCaw (2003–2016)
Todd Patulski # (2016)
Mack Rhoades (2016– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e Daniel Baker Hill Billies head football coaches
Luther Burleson (1909) Elmer Simpson (1910) Frank L. Tinkham (1911) Ewing Y. Freeland (1912–1914) Rufus Perry (1915–1916) No team (1917–1918) Ernest Y. Gibbs (1919) Sylvester E. Paulus (1920) Max D. Gilfillan (1921–1923) Grady Higginbotham (1924) Shorty Ransom (1925–1927) Herman Clark (1928) R. Edgar Blair (1929–1933) Gene Taylor (1934–1937) Shorty Ransom (1938–1940) Bill Stevens (1941) No team (1942–1946) Chester Weidman (1947–1948)

Daniel Baker Hill Billies head football coaches

Luther Burleson (1909)
Elmer Simpson (1910)
Frank L. Tinkham (1911)
Ewing Y. Freeland (1912–1914)
Rufus Perry (1915–1916)
No team (1917–1918)
Ernest Y. Gibbs (1919)
Sylvester E. Paulus (1920)
Max D. Gilfillan (1921–1923)
Grady Higginbotham (1924)
Shorty Ransom (1925–1927)
Herman Clark (1928)
R. Edgar Blair (1929–1933)
Gene Taylor (1934–1937)
Shorty Ransom (1938–1940)
Bill Stevens (1941)
No team (1942–1946)
Chester Weidman (1947–1948)

v t e Trinity Tigers head football coaches
Unknown (1900–1901) J. B. Choate (1902) Unknown (1903–1905) No team (1906) Unknown (1907) Jim Simmons (1908) Edward A. Werner (1909–1910) George H. Pritchard (1911) Arthur H. Day (1912) Luther Burleson (1913) Edward A. Werner (1914) Stanley A. Boles (1915) Jeff Bivens (1916–1917) Luther Burleson (1918) Dale Morrison (1919) James Howard Goodman (1920–1922) A. J. Robinson (1923–1924) Barry Holton (1925–1928) Logan Stollenwerck (1929–1931) Leland Wilkins (1932–1936) Alvah Boggs (1937–1940) Doug Cooke (1941) No team (1942–1945) Bob Coe (1946–1947) Jack Sanders (1947–1948) Bill James (1949–1951) William A. McElreath (1952–1961) W. C. McElhannon (1962–1965) Wilson Waites (1966) Earl Gartman (1967–1969) Gene Offield (1970–1971) Warren B. Woodson (1972–1973) Gene Norris (1974–1989) Steve Mohr (1990–2013) Jerheme Urban (2014– )

Trinity Tigers head football coaches