DeWitt Weaver
DeWitt Thompson Weaver Sr. was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach of the Texas [Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech Red Raiders] from 1951 to 1960.
He was the first head football coach at Texas Tech to win a bowl game during his first season—an accomplishment unmatched at Texas Tech until Tommy Tuberville's first season, in 2010.
In 1955, he became the first college coach to defeat the Texas [Longhorns football|Texas Longhorns] in a season-opener in Austin. He amassed a 49–51–5 record.
From 1952 to 1960, he also served as the athletic director at Texas Technological College, as Texas Tech University was then known.
His son, DeWitt Jr., was a professional golfer who won twice on the PGA Tour.