General Edward N. (Butch)
Newman
Male
United States of America
1943-07-28
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America


About

Butch Newman was a 1965 Trinity University graduate, two-time All-American, and longtime men’s and women’s coach at Trinity. He was elected into the 2005 Trinity University Athletic Hall of Fame. He was the driving force in the renovations of Trinity’s main tennis facilities. The eight Delavan Tennis Courts were dedicated as the Butch Newman Tennis Center in October 2011.

Coach Newman guided the Tiger men from 1986-2009, and led Trinity’s women from 1991 to 2008. Trinity and tennis history was made in 2000, when the Tiger men and women captured the NCAA Division III Championships, minutes apart and in two different states. A total of 51 Tiger players, 27 men and 24 women, earned All-America accolades under Coach Newman’s tutelage from 1989-2009, in Divisions I and III.

As a Tiger player, Coach Newman became Trinity’s first tennis All-American in 1963, with Chuck McKinley (who won Wimbledon the same year). Coach Newman also received the honor in 1965. The “iron man” Coach Newman recorded a singles record of 53-2 from 1962-1965. Coach Newman was an NCAA quarterfinalist in singles (1963) and doubles (1965, with Cliff Buchholz). The duo amassed a doubles record of 24-3.

Coach Newman received a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from Trinity in 1965. The winner of 14 national singles and doubles titles, Coach Newman was a member of the U.S. Junior Davis Cup Team from 1961-1963, and was captain of the squad in 1965. He played many world-class tournaments, including Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

A native of San Antonio who attended Jefferson High School, Coach Newman served in the U.S. Marine Corps, and received the Navy Commendation Medal for combat action in Vietnam. He attained the rank of captain, and won the All-Marine, All-Navy, and All-Service singles tennis championships.



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Archive statistics 1960 - 1978
5
207
108


Tournament wins 1974 - Texas Sectional Championships (Open)
1972 - Texas Sectional Championships (Open)
1965 - Permian Basin Invitation (Amateur)
1965 - Fort Worth Thanksgiving (Open)
1963 - Permian Basin Invitation (Amateur)


Tournaments Oklahoma Open - 1978 Amarillo Bank Indoor - 1976 Texas Sectional Championships - 1974 Beaumont Labor Day - 1973 Texas Sectional Championships - 1972 USPTA Championships - 1972 Houston Open - 1972 San Antonio Open - 1972 US Open - 1967 Dallas Indoor Invitation - 1966 US Open - 1965 Nassau Bowl - 1965 Newport Casino - 1965 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1965 Sugar Bowl - 1965 Tennessee Valley Invitation - 1965 Cincinnati - 1965 US Clay Courts - 1965 Western States Championships - 1965 US International Indoor Championships - 1965 River Oaks Tournament - 1965 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1965 Charlotte - 1965 Permian Basin Invitation - 1965 Southwest Open - 1965 Pittsburgh Golf Club Invitation - 1965 San Antonio Invitation - 1965 Fort Worth - 1965 Dallas Indoor Invitation - 1965 Fort Worth Thanksgiving - 1965 Rice Intercollegiate Invitational - 1965 Wimbledon - 1964 US Open - 1964 Newport Casino - 1964 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1964 Cincinnati - 1964 US Clay Courts - 1964 Western States Championships - 1964 Queens Club Tournament - 1964 US International Indoor Championships - 1964 River Oaks Tournament - 1964 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1964 West of England Championships - 1964 Wimbledon Plate (Consolation) - 1964 Montego Bay - 1964 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1964 Pittsburgh Indoor - 1964 Thunderbird Invitation - 1964 Tulsa Invitation - 1964 Dallas Invitation - 1964 Midland Invitation - 1964 Fort Worth - 1964 Baltimore Invitation - 1964 Dallas Indoor Invitation - 1964 River Oaks - Qualifying - 1964 US Open - 1963 Newport Casino - 1963 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1963 Sugar Bowl - 1963 Tennessee Valley Invitation - 1963 Cincinnati - 1963 US Clay Courts - 1963 Western States Championships - 1963 River Oaks Tournament - 1963 Maine State Championships - 1963 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1963 Thunderbird Invitation - 1963 Blue and Gray Invitation - 1963 Tulsa Invitation - 1963 Middle Atlantic Grass Courts - 1963 Dallas Invitation - 1963 Permian Basin Invitation - 1963 Fort Worth - 1963 Detroit Invitation - 1963 Dallas Indoor Invitation - 1963 River Oaks - Qualifying - 1963 US Open - 1962 Newport Casino - 1962 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1962 Southern Championships - 1962 Tennessee Valley Invitation - 1962 Cincinnati - 1962 US Clay Courts - 1962 Western States Championships - 1962 River Oaks Tournament - 1962 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1962 Wiesbaden Championships - 1962 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1962 Thunderbird Invitation - 1962 Blue and Gray Invitation - 1962 Tulsa Invitation - 1962 Dallas Invitation - 1962 Permian Basin Invitation - 1962 Dixieland - 1962 Bluebonnet Invitation - 1962 US Open - 1961 Tennessee Valley Invitation - 1961 Cincinnati - 1961 River Oaks Tournament - 1961 Buccaneer Days - 1961 Dallas Invitation - 1961 Sutton Hard Courts - 1961 Dixieland - 1961 River Oaks Tournament - 1960 Texas Sectional Championships - 1960 Tulsa Invitation - 1960 Dallas Invitation - 1960

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