| Sport(s) | Football, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 21, 1898 Texas |
| Died | January 5, 1974 (aged 75) Marlin, Texas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1940 | Texas A&I |
| 1946–1953 | Texas A&I |
| Baseball | |
| 1946 | Southwestern (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 46–38–1 (football) 0–13 (baseball) |
Dewey Alexander Mayhew (December 21, 1898 – January 5, 1974) was an American football coach. He coached high school football at Marlin and Abilene, before serving as head coach at Texas A&I (now Texas A&M University–Kingsville) in 1940 and again from 1946 to 1953. Mayhew won to state championships at Abilene (1928, 1931) and left as the all-time winningest coach with a record of 97–36–11, but was passed in 2007 by current Abilene coach Steve Warren. He died of congestive heart failure in 1974.