Dutch Meyer
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
January 15, 1898 Ellinger, Texas |
| Died | December 3, 1982 (aged 84) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1916–1917 | TCU |
| 1920–1921 | TCU |
| Position(s) | End |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922 | Polytechnic HS (TX) |
| 1923–1933 | TCU (assistant) |
| 1934–1952 | TCU |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1937 | TCU |
| Baseball | |
| 1926–1934 | TCU |
| 1945 | TCU |
| 1956–1957 | TCU |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1950–1963 | TCU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 109–79–13 (football) 10–37 (basketball) 111–83–1 (baseball) |
| Bowls | 3–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 National (1935, 1938) 3 SWC (1938, 1944, 1951) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1956 (profile) |
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Leo Robert "Dutch" Meyer (January 15, 1898 – December 3, 1982) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Texas Christian University (TCU) from 1934 to 1952, compiling a record of 109–79–13. His TCU Horned Frogs football teams of 1935 and 1938 have been recognized as national champions. Meyer was also the head basketball coach at TCU from 1934 to 1937, tallying a mark of 10–37, and the head baseball coach at TCU (1926–1934, 1945, 1956–1957), amassing a record of 111–83–1. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1956.
A native of Ellinger, Texas, Meyer prepped at Waco High School under coach Paul Tyson. He went on to play football, baseball and basketball at TCU, earning 11 varsity letters overall. Upon graduation in 1922 with a degree in geology, Meyer played one summer in the minor leagues for the Cleveland Indians organization. That fall, he coached at Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth, Texas before becoming the freshman coach at TCU in 1923. He was promoted to head coach in 1934.
In 19 years as the Horned Frogs' coach, Meyer amassed a record of 109–79–13. His 109 wins were the most in school history until Gary Patterson passed him in 2012. He led TCU to an undisputed national championship in 1938, and his 1935 team was named national champion by mathematician Paul Williamson. His teams won Southwest Conference championships in 1938, 1944 and 1951.
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