Robert Dickey "Jack" Sisco (November 2, 1904 – December 18, 1983) was an

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player, coach, and official. He served as head football coach at the

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from 1929 to 1941. With a record of 74–37–10, Sisco is the second winningest coach in school history, behind

Odus Mitchell James Odus Mitchell (June 26, 1899 – July 5, 1989) was an American football player and coach. As a coach, he was successful both at the high school and collegiate levels. In 42 years of coaching, at all levels, he compiled a 258–155–18 re ...

. His teams won seven conference championships and tied for three others. A native of

Waco, Texas Waco ( ) is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and Interstate 35, I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin, Texas, Austin. The city had a U.S. census estimated 2024 popul ...

, Sisco prepped at Waco High School playing under coach Paul Tyson. He went on to attend

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, where he was a lineman on the 1924

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team that won the

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title. After his coaching career, he became a college football referee best remembered for a controversial call in the 1947 Red River Shootout between the

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and

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. To this day, some Sooner fans refer to this as the "Sisco Game". His great-granddaughter, Emilee Sisco, played volleyball at the

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Head coaching record

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