Joe Bailey Cheaney

Joe Bailey Cheaney
	Cheaney pictured in The Lasso 1929, Howard Payne yearbook
Biographical details
Born	December 30, 1902; Ranger, Texas, U.S.
Died	March 16, 1983 (aged 80); San Marcos, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1921–1924	Howard Payne
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925	San Marcos Baptist Academy (TX)
1926–1927	Howard Payne (assistant)
1928–1934	Howard Payne
1935–1942	Southwest Texas State
1943–1947	Howard Payne
Basketball
1927–1935	Howard Payne
1935–1939	Southwest Texas State
1942–1943	Southwest Texas State
1946–1947	Howard Payne
Head coaching record
Overall	81–62–13 (college football); 102–89 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 6 Texas Conference (1928–1932, 1934)

Joe Bailey Cheaney (December 30, 1902 – March 16, 1983) was an American football and basketball coach. He was served two stints as the head football coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, from 1928 to 1934, and 1946 to 1947, and one stint at Southwest Texas State University—now known was Texas State University—from 1935 to 1942, compiling a career college football coaching record of 81–62–13. His career coaching record at Howard Payne was 58–20–9.

Cheaney was born on December 30, 1902, in Ranger, Texas. He graduated from Santa Anna High School in Santa Anna, Texas in 1921 and Howard Payne in 1925. He started in football as a halfback at Howard Payne, leading the Yellow Jackets to the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) title in 1924. He also was a sprinter on the track and field team, winning the TIAA championships for three years in the 100-yard and 200-yard dashes. Cheaney began his coaching career in 1925 as the football coach at San Marcos Baptist Academy in San Marcos, Texas.^[1]

Cheane died on March 16, 1983, in San Marcos.^[2]

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Texas Conference) (1928–1934)
1928	Howard Payne	10–1	5–0	1st
1929	Howard Payne	8–0–2	5–0	1st
1930	Howard Payne	7–2–2	4–0–1	1st
1931	Howard Payne	6–2	4–1	T–1st
1932	Howard Payne	7–1	4–0	1st
1933	Howard Payne	5–3–1	4–2	2nd
1934	Howard Payne	9–0–1	5–0–1	1st
Southwest Texas State Bobcats (Lone Star Conference) (1935–1942)
1935	Southwest Texas State	2–7	1–3	4th
1936	Southwest Texas State	3–5–1	1–3	4th
1937	Southwest Texas State	6–4	2–2	3rd
1938	Southwest Texas State	0–8	0–4	5th
1939	Southwest Texas State	3–5–2	0–3–1	5th
1940	Southwest Texas State	3–5–1	0–4	5th
1941	Southwest Texas State	4–4	3–1	2nd
1942	Southwest Texas State	3–4–1	0–2–1	4th
Southwest Texas State:		24–42–5	7–22–2
Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (Texas Conference) (1946–1947)
1946	Howard Payne	2–5–2	1–3	T–4th
1947	Howard Payne	4–6	2–3	T–4th
Howard Payne:		58–20–8	34–8–2
Total:		82–62–13
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References[edit]

^ "Cheaney Coaches San Marcos "11"". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. Associated Press. August 16, 1925. p. 11. Retrieved July 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Joe B. Cheaney". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. March 18, 1983. p. 2E. Retrieved July 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

External links[edit]

Joe Bailey Cheaney at Find a Grave

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[1] "Cheaney Coaches San Marcos "11"". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. Associated Press. August 16, 1925. p. 11. Retrieved July 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

[2] "Joe B. Cheaney". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. March 18, 1983. p. 2E. Retrieved July 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

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