Howard Devone Payne (November 14, 1913 – March 20, 1958) was an American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served as head football coach at Louisiana College in 1953 and Northeast Louisiana State College—now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe—serving four seasons, from 1954 to 1957, and compiling a career college football coaching record of 18–29–1. Payne lettered in football, basketball, and track at Louisiana College. Payne died on March 20, 1958, at a hospital in Monroe, Louisiana, where he had been undergoing surgery for ulcers. In 2007 Payne was inducted into the ULM Sports Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association, having been inducted in 1992 posthumously. Head coaching record College football References External links 1913 births 1958 deaths Louisiana Christian Wildcats football coaches Louisiana Christian Wildcats football players Louisiana Christian Wildcats men's basketball players Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks athletic directors Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football coaches College men's track and field athletes in the United States High school basketball coaches in Louisiana High school football coaches in Louisiana People from Franklin Parish, Louisiana People from Philadelphia, Mississippi Players of American football from Louisiana Basketball players from Louisiana Track and field athletes from Louisiana