Johnson Blair Cherry

Sport: multi
Position: multi
Inducted: 1968
Hometown: Kerens, Texas

FOOTBALL (1937-46, Asst. Coach; 1947-50, Coach)
BASEBALL (1943-45, Coach)

• Pioneer coach of Texas schoolboy football
• Great organizer who came to UT as D.X. Bible's assistant in 1937
• Developed "T" offense
• Guided UT to 1947 Sugar Bowl win vs. Alabama and 1948 Orange Bowl win vs. Georgia
• Led UT to 1949 SWC championship and a Cotton Bowl berth
• Compiled 86-5 record and coached teams to three consecutive state championship seasons at Amarillo High School
• Won two SWC baseball titles in 1943 and 1945