J. Burton Rix, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

J. Burton Rix

American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball, college athletics administrator

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1882

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 08-Aug-1964

Profession: basketball coach, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

John Burton Rix (March 24, 1882 – August 8, 1964) was an American football and basketball player and coach.
He served as the head football coach at Austin College (1909–1910), Southwestern University (1914–1916), Southern Methodist University (1917–1921), the University of Miami (1929), compiling a career college football coaching record of 39–39–12.
Rix was also the head basketball coach at the University of Texas at Austin (1911–1912) and at Southern Methodist (1917–1921), tallying a career college basketball mark of 29–37.