4 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁football ▁player , ▁coach ▁of ▁football ▁and ▁basketball , ▁and ▁college ▁athlet ics ▁administrator . ▁▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁football ▁coach ▁at ▁Hard in – S imm ons ▁University ▁( 1 9 3 5 – 1 9 4 0 ), ▁Bay lor ▁University ▁( 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 4 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 – 1 9 4 6 ), ▁and ▁West ▁Texas ▁State ▁University — now ▁West ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University ▁( 1 9 4 7 – 1 9 5 7 ). ▁ ▁Kim br ough ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁head ▁basketball ▁coach ▁at ▁Hard in – S imm ons ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁t ally ing ▁a ▁mark ▁of ▁ 2 9 – 5 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁former ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁star ▁football ▁player ▁John ▁Kim br ough . ▁ ▁Kim br ough ▁began ▁his ▁college ▁co aching ▁career ▁at ▁Hard in – S imm ons ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁After ▁finishing ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁perfect ▁ 9 – 0 ▁record , ▁Kim br ough — at ▁age ▁ 3 7 — was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Bay lor , ▁replacing ▁Mor ley ▁Jenn ings . ▁ ▁With ▁medi oc re ▁results ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁three ▁seasons , ▁Kim br ough ▁res igned ▁after ▁Bay lor ▁went ▁ 1 –