John B. Reid

John Bond Reid (February 25, 1896 – December 21, 1963) was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as head football coach at North Texas State Teachers College, now the University of North Texas, from 1925 to 1928, compiling a record of 16–18–3. Reid was also the head basketball coach at North Texas State Teachers from 1924 to 1929 and at Texas A&M University from 1929 to 1935, amassing a career college basketball record of 144–84. In addition, he was the head baseball coach at North Texas State Teachers College from 1925 to 1926, tallying a mark 7–11. He died of prostate cancer in 1963. He is interred at Magnolia Cemetery in Woodville.

John B. Reid

Reid pictured in The Yucca 1928, North Texas State Teachers yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1896-02-25)February 25, 1896 Woodville, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 21, 1963(1963-12-21) (aged 67) Woodville, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1914–1915	Baylor
1917	Baylor
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1928	North Texas State Teachers
Basketball
1924–1929	North Texas State Teachers
1929–1935	Texas A&M
Baseball
1925–1926	North Texas State Teachers
Head coaching record
Overall	16–18–3 (football) 144–84 (basketball) 7–11 (baseball)

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
North Texas State Teachers Eagles (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1925–1928)
1925	North Texas State Teachers	6–4	4–2	T–4th
1926	North Texas State Teachers	5–3–1	4–1	T–2nd
1927	North Texas State Teachers	1–6–2	0–3–2	T–9th
1928	North Texas State Teachers	4–5	2–2	5th
North Texas State Teachers:		16–18–3	10–8–2
Total:		16–18–3

External links

• John B. Reid at Find a Grave