Career

He served as the head football coach of the Texas Technical Red Raiders from 1951 to 1960. In 1956, he became the first college coach to defeat the 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 Technical University was then known.

Achievements

• He was the first head football coach at Texas Technical to win a bowl game during his first season—an accomplishment unmatched at Texas Technical until Tommy Tuberville"s first season, in 2010. His son, DeWitt Junior., is a professional golfer who won twice on the Professional Golf Association Tour.