Jerry Hines

Jerry Hines

Biographical details
Born	1903 Mesilla, New Mexico, U.S.
Died	April 28, 1963 (aged 60) Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1922–1925	New Mexico A&M
Basketball
1923–1926	New Mexico A&M
Position(s)	Quarterback (football) Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1927–1928	Las Cruces HS (NM)
1929–1939	New Mexico A&M
Basketball
c. 1927–1929	Las Cruces HS (NM)
1929–1940	New Mexico A&M
1946–1947	New Mexico A&M
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1929–1940	New Mexico A&M
1946–1947	New Mexico A&M
Head coaching record
Overall	54–36–10 (college football) 157–109 (college basketball)
Bowls	0–0–1
Tournaments	Basketball 2–1 (NAIA) 0–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 1 Border (1938) Basketball 4 Border (1937–1940)

Gerald H. Hines (1903 – April 28, 1963) was an American football and basketball player, coach and athletic director at New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (New Mexico A&M), now known as New Mexico State University. Hines led the Aggies to multiple successful football and basketball seasons during the 1930s.

Hines was born in Mesilla, New Mexico in 1903 with twin brother, Harold, to Dr. Lemuel Hines and his wife, Minnie Hankins. Hines attended Las Cruces Union High School from 1918 to 1922 and New Mexico A&M from 1922 to 1926. Hines was a captain of the Aggie basketball team and a quarterback for the Aggie football team.

Hines became head basketball and football coach at New Mexico A&M in 1929, and athletics director in 1930. Both teams excelled under Hines. Between 1934 and 1938, football was 31–10–6, and from 1935 to 1940, the basketball team went 102–36. The football team was invited to the first Sun Bowl in 1936 where they tied the Hardin–Simmons Cowboys, 14–14.

World War II brought an early end to Hines’ coaching career. As a battery commander of the 120th Combat Engineers, a New Mexico National Guard unit assigned to the 45th Infantry Division, Hines was among the first called to military duty in September 1940. He served honorably in Africa, Sicily, and Italy.

Hines ended his coaching career at NMSU with records of 54–36–10 in football, and 157–109 in basketball. He died in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1963 at age 59.

Hines entered the NMSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970 was inducted into the Aggie Basketball Ring of Honor in 2009.

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
New Mexico A&M Aggies (Independent) (1929–1930)
1929	New Mexico A&M	3–2–3
1930	New Mexico A&M	5–3
New Mexico A&M Aggies (Border Conference) (1931–1939)
1931	New Mexico A&M	6–4	1–2	5th
1932	New Mexico A&M	4–5–1	1–2–1	5th
1933	New Mexico A&M	2–6	0–4	6th
1934	New Mexico A&M	4–1–3	0–1–3	5th
1935	New Mexico A&M	7–1–2	4–1	2nd	T Sun
1936	New Mexico A&M	6–4–1	3–2	3rd
1937	New Mexico A&M	7–2	4–1	2nd
1938	New Mexico A&M	7–2	4–1	T–1st
1939	New Mexico A&M	3–6	1–4	6th
New Mexico A&M:		54–36–10	18–18–4
Total:		54–36–10
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
New Mexico A&M Aggies (Independent) (1929–1931)
1929–30	New Mexico A&M	12–14
1930–31	New Mexico A&M	9–14
New Mexico A&M Aggies (Border Conference) (1931–1940)
1931–32	New Mexico A&M	9–10	1–7	5th
1932–33	New Mexico A&M	7–11	2–10	6th
1933–34	New Mexico A&M	10–9	2–6	6th
1934–35	New Mexico A&M	12–6	4–6	5th
1935–36	New Mexico A&M	19–9	8–8	T–5th
1936–37	New Mexico A&M	22–5	15–3	1st
1937–38	New Mexico A&M	22–3	18–0	1st	NAIA Quarterfinal
1938–39	New Mexico A&M	20–4	14–2	1st	NIT Quarterfinal
1939–40	New Mexico A&M	16–7	12–4	T1st
New Mexico A&M Aggies (Border Conference) (1946–1947)
1946–47	New Mexico A&M	8–17	2–14	9th
Total:		157–109 (.590)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion