Buster Brannon

Byron Scott "Buster" Brannon (October 21, 1908 – April 14, 1979) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head basketball coach at Rice University from 1938 to 1942 and again from 1945 to 1946 and at Texas Christian University (TCU) from 1948 to 1967, compiling a career college basketball record of 289–296. His teams played in five NCAA tournaments and won six Southwest Conference championships. Brannon died of a heart attack on April 14, 1979.

Buster Brannon

Brannon c. 1958
Biographical details
Born	(1908-10-21)October 21, 1908 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	April 14, 1979(1979-04-14) (aged 70) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1931–1932	TCU
Basketball
1930–1933	TCU
Position(s)	Quarterback (football) Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1938–1942	Rice
1945–1946	Rice
1948–1967	TCU
Football
1946–1947	Florida (assistant)
1949–1954	TCU (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall	289–296
Tournaments	4–6 (NCAA / NCAA University Division)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
6 SWC regular season (1940, 1942, 1951–1953, 1959)

Early life

Brannon was born on October 21, 1908, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) (1938–1942)
1938–39	Rice	10–11	6–6	5th
1939–40	Rice	25–4	10–2	1st	NCAA Regional Third Place
1940–41	Rice	18–6	8–4	2nd
1941–42	Rice	22–5	10–2	T–1st	NCAA Regional Fourth Place
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) (1945–1946)
1945–46	Rice	10–11	5–7	5th
Rice:		85–37 (.697)	39–21 (.650)
TCU Horned Frogs (Southwest Conference) (1948–1967)
1948–49	TCU	4–20	1–11	7th
1949–50	TCU	14–11	5–7	6th
1950–51	TCU	16–9	8–4	T–1st
1951–52	TCU	24–4	11–1	1st	NCAA Regional Third Place
1952–53	TCU	16–8	9–3	1st	NCAA Regional Third Place
1953–54	TCU	10–14	5–7	6th
1954–55	TCU	17–7	8–4	T–2nd
1955–56	TCU	4–20	2–10	7th
1956–57	TCU	14–10	6–6	T–3rd
1957–58	TCU	17–7	8–6	T–3rd
1958–59	TCU	20–6	12–2	1st	NCAA University Division Regional Third Place
1959–60	TCU	7–17	4–10	7th
1960–61	TCU	5–19	3–11	7th
1961–62	TCU	5–19	3–11	7th
1962–63	TCU	4–20	1–13	8th
1963–64	TCU	4–20	0–14	8th
1964–65	TCU	6–18	3–11	6th
1965–66	TCU	8–16	6–8	T–6th
1966–67	TCU	10–14	8–6	T–2nd
TCU:		204–259 (.441)	103–145 (.415)
Total:		289–296 (.494)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion