Buster Brannon

Teams coached: Rice Owls, TCU Horned Frogs
Rice record: 85-37 (.697)
TCU record: 204-259 (.441)
Overall record: 289-296 (.494)

Byron Scott Brannon
Born October 21, 1908
Died April 14, 1979
Hometown: Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Alma Mater: Texas Christian University (BA, 1933)
At TCU, Brannon played both football (QB) and basketball (guard) for dual head coach Francis Schmidt
Spent seven total seasons (interrupted by WWII) as the head coach at Rice in Houston, TX
- Was 85-37 overall, winning the Southwest title and going to the NCAA Tournament twice each (1940 & 1942)
- Went just 10-11 (5-7 SWC) in 1945-46 after the war and left the school following that season
Was an assistant football coach at Florida for two seasons, working under head coach (and fellow TCU alum) Raymond Wolf
Returned to his alma mater in 1948, spending the next 19 seasons as the Horned Frogs’ head basketball coach
- After going just 4-20 in his first season, the Frogs won three straight Southwest titles in 1951, 1952 and 1953
- Compiled a 204-259 record at the helm, winning a total of four Southwest titles and going to three NCAA Tournaments
  - Became the second head coach to win multiple SWC titles at two different schools (after his old coach, Schmidt)
- Also served as an assistant coach with the football program for six seasons under Hall of Fame coach Dutch Meyer
Member of the Texas Sports HOF, Texas HS Basketball HOF, TCU Lettermen’s Association HOF and Southwest Conference HOF
Died of a heart attack in 1979 at the age of 70; Brannon was survived by his wife, Lynn, and their son, Robert