Graham Lunsford "Doc" Mathis[1] (July 11, 1909 – October 24, 1986)[2][3] was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He was the head football coach at East Carolina Teachers College—now known as East Carolina University—from 1934 to 1935, compiling a record of 4–7–1.[4] Mathis was also the head basketball coach at East Carolina from 1934 to 1936, Catawba College from 1936 to 1937, and Elon University from 1949 to 1959, amassing a career college basketball coaching record of 184–150. Mathis was also the head baseball coach at Elon from 1954 to 1956, tallying a mark of 46–19, and the school's athletic director in 1956.

Doc Mathis
Mathis pictured in Phi Psi Cli 1951, Elon yearbook
Biographical details
BornJuly 11, 1909
Wilkes County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 1986(1986-10-24) (aged 77)
Burlington, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1929–1931Davidson
Basketball
1929–1932Davidson
Football
1930–1932Davidson
Position(s)Guard (football)
Forward (basketball)
Outfielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1934–1935East Carolina
Basketball
1934–1936East Carolina
1936–1937Catawba
1949–1959Elon
Baseball
1954–1956Elon
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1956Elon
Head coaching record
Overall4–7–1 (football)
184–150 (basketball)
46–19 (baseball)

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
East Carolina Pirates (Independent) (1934–1935)
1934 East Carolina 1–4–1
1935 East Carolina 3–3
East Carolina: 4–7–1
Total: 4–7–1

References

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  1. ^ "The Dispatch - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Person Details for Graham Lunsford Mathis, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Person Details for Graham Lunsford Mathis, "North Carolina, Birth Index, 1800-2000" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  4. ^ "G.L. "Doc" Mathis Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved December 1, 2007.