Jack Sisco

Jack Sisco
	Sisco pictured in The Yucca 1940, North Texas State Teachers yearbook
Biographical details
Born	November 2, 1904; Texas
Died	December 18, 1983 (aged 79); Navarro County, Texas
Playing career
1924–1926	Baylor
Position(s)	Lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1941	North Texas State Teachers
Basketball
1933–1935	North Texas State Teachers
Head coaching record
Overall	74–38–11 (football); 15–27 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	6 LSC (1932, 1935–1936, 1939–1941)

Robert Dickey "Jack" Sisco (November 2, 1904 – December 18, 1983)^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] was an American football player, coach, and official. He served as head football coach at the University of North Texas from 1929 to 1941. With a record of 74–38–11, Sisco is the second winningest coach in school history, behind Odus Mitchell. His teams won seven conference championships and tied for three others.

A native of Waco, Texas, Sisco prepped at Waco High School playing under coach Paul Tyson.^[5] He went on to attend Baylor University, where he was a lineman on the 1924 Baylor Bears football team that won the Southwest Conference title.^[6]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Standing
North Texas State Teachers Eagles (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1929–1930)
1929	North Texas State Teachers	4–4–2
1930	North Texas State Teachers	5–4–1
North Texas State Teachers Eagles (Lone Star Conference) (1931–1941)
1931	North Texas State Teachers	8–3
1932	North Texas State Teachers	8–1–1	1st
1933	North Texas State Teachers	3–4–2
1934	North Texas State Teachers	5–4–1
1935	North Texas State Teachers	5–3–1	T–1st
1936	North Texas State Teachers	6–2–1	1st
1937	North Texas State Teachers	4–4–2
1938	North Texas State Teachers	7–4
1939	North Texas State Teachers	6–1	1st
1940	North Texas State Teachers	6–3	1st
1941	North Texas State Teachers	7–1	1st
North Texas State Teachers:		74–38–11
Total:		74–38–11

References

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^ Ratliff, Harold (1963). Autumn's Mightiest Legions: History of Texas Schoolboy Football. Waco: Texian Press. pp. 41–45. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ A Look Through the Years: The 1924 Team

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[5] Ratliff, Harold (1963). Autumn's Mightiest Legions: History of Texas Schoolboy Football. Waco: Texian Press. pp. 41–45. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[6] A Look Through the Years: The 1924 Team

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