Presley Askew

Teams coached: Arkansas Razorbacks, New Mexico A&M/State Aggies
Arkansas record: 35-37 (.486)
New Mexico State record: 134-146 (.479)
Overall record^: 169-183 (.480)

Presley Askew
Born November 17, 1909
Died February 7, 1994
Hometown: Red Oak, Oklahoma
Alma Mater: Eastern Oklahoma State College (BA, 1930)
Started his coaching career at Fanshawe HS (OK), serving as an assistant (1930-32) then head varsity coach (1932-37)
Coached his alma mater, Red Oak HS (OK), from 1937-42 and then moved to Arkansas to coach Van Buren HS from 1942-48
Joined Eugene Lambert‘s staff at Arkansas as an assistant in 1948 and then became head coach the following year
- Led the Razorbacks for three seasons, winning a share of the 1950 Southwest title in his first year
- Resigned in 1952 after going 10-14; left with an overall record of 35-37 (19-17 SWC)
Coached at Connors State College back home in Warner, Oklahoma for one season
Hired in 1953 to be the head coach and athletic director at New Mexico A&M (later New Mexico State)
- Coached the Aggies for twelve seasons, compiling an overall record of 134-146
- From 1958-61, his teams won/shared three Border titles, reached two NCAA Tournaments and were 56-23 overall
- Resigned in 1965 after going 20-50 over the previous three seasons, all as a D-I Independent
Stepped aside as AD in 1958; also coached the Aggies’ baseball team from 1957-65, going 68-126-3 overall
- The school honored the former coach by dedicating Presley Askew Field in 1981
- Inducted into the New Mexico State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only