Wix Garner

Charles Wix Garner (January 29, 1897 – February 5, 1978)^[1][2] was an American sports coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois for five seasons, from 1942 to 1943 and 1945 to 1947, compiling a record of 13–21–4.^[3]

Wix Garner

Garner pictured in Sequel 1943, Western Illinois yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1897-01-29)January 29, 1897 DeKalb, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 5, 1978(1978-02-05) (aged 81) Highlands County, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1920	Northern Illinois
Basketball
1919–1921	Northern Illinois
Baseball
1920	Northern Illinois
Position(s)	Quarterback (football) Outfielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942–1943	Western Illinois
1945–1947	Western Illinois
Basketball
1941–1942	Western Illinois
Baseball
1949–1955	Western Illinois
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1943–1945	Western Illinois
Head coaching record
Overall	13–21–4 (football) 4–7 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 IIAC (1942)

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Western Illinois Leathernecks (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1942–1943)
1942	Western Illinois	5–0–2	3–0–1	1st
1943	Western Illinois	1–6	0–2	3rd
Western Illinois Leathernecks (Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1945–1947)
1945	Western Illinois	1–5–1	0–3–1	T–3rd
1946	Western Illinois	2–6	0–4	4th
1947	Western Illinois	4–4–1	0–4	4th
Western Illinois:		13–21–4	3–16–1
Total:		13–21–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth