- Hensley Sapenter
College coach infobox
Name = Hensley Sapenter
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Sport =College football
College =Prairie View A&M University
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OverallRecord = 0-22-0 (0.000)
Awards = Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame
CFbDWID = 4562
Player = trigger
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Team = Prairie View
Position = C, LB
Coach = Trigger
CoachYears =1995 -1996
CoachTeams = Prairie View
FootballHOF =Hensley W. Sapenter was a college football player and coach and a prominent figure in the state of
Texas . In 2003, he was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.aamdallas.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=27&Itemid=59 Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame] ]Coaching History
Sapenter was the 18th head
college football coach for the Prairie View A&M University Panthers located inPrairie View, Texas and he held that position for two seasons, from1995 until1996 . His career coaching record at Prairie View was 0 wins, 22 losses, and 0 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 22nd at Prairie View in total wins and 22nd at Prairie View in winning percentage (0.000). [ [http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southwestern/prairie_view_a&m/coaching_records.php Prairie View A&M University coaching records] ] [cite web|url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/teams/direct582.htm|title=Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical University Directory|publisher="The Sports Network"] Coach Sapenter was initially hired on an interim basis with the specific rule that if he can win, he would be kept. [ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1007030/index.htm Sports Illustrated/CNN] "Once Upon A Time..." by John Ed Bradley,August 28 ,1995 ]Coach Sapenter's 22 consecutive losses played a major part in the worst losing streak in
NCAA history of 88 games between 1989 and 1998. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/gallery.losingstreaks/content.4.html Sports Illustrated] Memorable Losing Streaks, Praire View A&M] Sapenter was first suspended with pay [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CEFD81138F937A3575AC0A960958260 New York Times] "Team That's 0-58 May Have Broken Rules"September 4 ,1996 ] and then subsequently fired from a rules violation investigation invovling the use of ineligible players. [ [http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=2465 NCAA] News Releases]Playing History
Sapenter had better results as a player at Prairie View when he played center and linebacker for in the late 1950s -- Prairie View fielded championship teams during this time period. [ [http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1007030/index.htm Sports Illustrated/CNN] "Once Upon A Time..." by John Ed Bradley,
August 28 ,1995 ] He played well enough to earn a place in the school's Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/262.asp Prairie View A&M Athletic Hall of Fame] ]References
External links
* [http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/104.asp Prairie View A&M University athletics website]
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