| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1906-01-11)January 11, 1906 Kopperl, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 1992(1992-04-24) (aged 86) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1925–1928 | Trinity (TX) |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1929 | Trinity (TX) |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1927 | Trinity (TX) |
| Position | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1929–1930 | Graham HS (TX) |
| 1931–1934 | Weatherford |
| 1935–1936 | Texas Wesleyan |
| 1937 | Sunset HS (TX) (assistant) |
| 1944 | Hondo AAF |
| ?–1963 | Sunset HS (TX) (assistant) |
| Basketball | |
| 1935–1937 | Texas Wesleyan |
| 1937–? | Sunset HS (TX) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1935–1937 | Texas Wesleyan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–9–2 (college football) 14–24 (college basketball) |
Byron Cogdell Rhome (January 11, 1906 – April 24, 1992) was an Americanfootball,basketball, andtrack coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Texas Wesleyan College—now known asTexas Wesleyan University—inFort Worth, Texas from 1935 to 1936, compiling a record of 11–8–2. Rhome was also the head basketball coach at Texas Wesleyan for two season, from 1935 to 1937, tallying a mark of 14–24.
Rhome attendedCleburne High School inCleburne, Texas, where he played football for the Cleburne Yellow Jackets. He moved on toTrinity University inWaxahachie, Texas, played football as anend for four seasons. He and also played basketball for four season andbaseball for one. After graduating from Trinity in 1929, Rhome was appointed head football coach atGraham High School inGraham, Texas. In 1931, he was named football and track coach at Weatherford Junior College—now known asWeatherford College—inWeatherford, Texas.[1]
Rhome was hired in 1935 as theathletic director at Texas Wesleyan College—now known asTexas Wesleyan University inFort Worth, Texas and was charged with coaching football, basketball, and track.[2] He led hisTexas Wesleyan Rams football teams to records of 8–2–1 in 1935 and 3–6–1 in 1936. Rhome left Texas Wesleyan in 1937 to become head basketball coach atSunset High School inDallas. He was succeeded as Texas Wesleyan's head coach in football, basketball, and track byGus Miller.[3] Rhome coached the1944 Hondo Army Air Field Navigators football team to a record of 7–1.[4][5]
Rhome's son,Jerry Rhome, played football for him at Sunset and went on to playcollege football at theUniversity of Tulsa and professionally in theNational Football League (NFL) andCanadian Football League (CFL).[6]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Wesleyan Rams(Independent)(1935–1936) | |||||||||
| 1935 | Texas Wesleyan | 8–2–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | Texas Wesleyan | 3–6–1 | |||||||
| Texas Wesleyan: | 11–8–2 | ||||||||
| Hondo Army Air Field Navigators(Independent)(1944) | |||||||||
| 1944 | Hondo AAF | 7–1 | |||||||
| Hondo AAF: | 7–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 18–9–2 | ||||||||
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherford Coyotes()(1931–1932) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Weatherford | ||||||||
| 1932 | Weatherford | ||||||||
| Weatherford Coyotes(Central Texas Conference)(1933–1934) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Weatherford | 6–4–1 | 2–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1934 | Weatherford | 7–3 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Weatherford: | |||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
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