Choc Sanders

Henry Jackson "Choc" Sanders (July 26, 1900 – March 16, 1972) was an American college football player, athletics coach and administrator, and educator. He player football as a guard at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where was first All-American for the Mustangs and captain of the 1929 SMU Mustangs football team.^[1] Sanders served as the head football coach at John Tarleton Agricultural College—now known as Tarleton State University—in Stephenville, Texas from 1936 to 1937.

William J. Wisdom

Biographical details
Born	(1900-07-26)July 26, 1900 Garland, Texas, U.S.
Died	March 16, 1972(1972-03-16) (aged 71) Odessa, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1927–1929	SMU
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930–1935	John Tarleton (assistant)
1936–1937	John Tarleton
1938–1943	Allen Academy
1944	Lamesa HS (TX) (assistant)
1945	Lamesa HS (TX)
Basketball
1938–1942	Allen Academy
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1948	Lamesa HS (TX)
Head coaching record
Overall	10–7–2 (junior college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Third-team All-American (1928) All-Southern (1928) 2× First-team All-SWC (1928, 1929)

Sanders was an assistant football coach at John Tarleton from 1930 to 1935 under W. J. Wisdom before succeeding him as head football coach in 1936.^[2] Sanders resigned after the 1937 season and was replaced by James Earl Rudder.^[3] In 1938, Sanders was hired by Allen Academy in Bryan, Texas, where he coached football, basketball, baseball, and track.^[4][5] In 1944, he left Allen Academy to coach at Lamesa High School in Lamesa, Texas.^[6] Sanders was an assistant football coach at Lamesa in 1944 under H. S. "Gob" Fitzgerald.^[7] The following year, he served as Lamesa's head football coach.^[8] Sanders was succeeded as head football coach in 1946 by Jim Neill, and was appointed faculty manager and coordinator of physical education and athletics.^[9] He was later athletic director at Lamesa and also coached basketball, baseball, and tennis.^[5] Sanders resigned from his position at Lamesa in 1948, and moved with his wife to Odessa, Texas.^[10]

Sanders died on March 16, 1972, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, following a short illness.^[5]

Head coaching record

Junior college football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
John Tarleton Plowboys (Central Texas Conference) (1936–1937)
1936	John Tarleton	4–5	3–2	3rd
1937	John Tarleton	6–2–2	3–0–1	T–1st	L CTC championship game
John Tarleton:		10–7–2	6–2–1
Total:		10–7–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

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