Whitey Baccus

Forrest Clyde "Whitey" Baccus (November 13, 1911 – August 1, 1968) was a college basketball player and men's college basketball head coach at Southern Methodist University. Baccus was a forward for the SMU Mustangs men's basketball team for three seasons. He received all-Southwest Conference honors and was recognized as a third-team All-American by Converse following the 1934–35 season, in which he captained SMU's first-ever Southwest Conference championship team in basketball under head coach Jimmie St. Clair.[1][2] He would go on to coach SMU in basketball for six seasons (1938–42, 1945–47), finishing with an overall record of 55–71 (.437).[3][4]

Whitey Baccus

Biographical details
Born	November 13, 1911
Died	August 1, 1968 (aged 56) Bonham, Texas
Playing career
Football
1932	SMU
1934	SMU
Basketball
1932–1935	SMU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1938–1942	SMU
1945–1947	SMU
Head coaching record
Overall	55–71

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1938–1942)
1938–39	SMU	14–8	8–4	3rd
1939–40	SMU	7–13	5–7	T–5th
1940–41	SMU	10–10	6–6	T–4th
1941–42	SMU	3–16	1–11	7th
SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1945–1947)
1945–46	SMU	7–16	0–12	7th
1946–47	SMU	14–8	8–4	T–2nd
SMU:		55–71 (.437)	28–44 (.389)
Total:		55–71 (.437)

References

1. "NCAA 2005 Men's Basketball's Finest" (PDF). NCAASports.com. p. 177. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
2. "SMU 2014–15 Men's Basketball". smumustangs.com. p. 78. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
3. "Sports Reference – Whitey Baccus". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
4. SMU 2014–15 Men's Basketball, p. 74