Gwinn Henry

Gwinn Henry (1877–1955) was an American football player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Howard Payne University (1912–1913), the College of Emporia (1918–1922), the University of Missouri (1923–1931), the University of New Mexico (1934–1936), and the University of Kansas (1939–1942), compiling a career college football record of 107–77–12. Henry was also the head coach of the St. Louis Gunners, an independent professional football team, in 1933.

Howard Payne
Henry was the first head football coach at the Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas and he held that position for two seasons, from 1912 until 1913. His coaching record at Howard Payne was 5–7–3. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 18th at Howard Payne in total wins and tenth at Howard Payne in winning percentage (.433).

Missouri
Henry was head coach of the University of Missouri from 1923 to 1931. During his tenure, he compiled a 40–28–9 (.578) record. Henry holds the distinction of having coached in the only college football game played on Christmas Day. On December 25, 1924, he led Missouri against USC at the Los Angeles Christmas Festival, losing by a score of 20–7.

Other schools
Henry also coached at the University of Kansas, University of New Mexico, and the College of Emporia.

Family
Henry is the grandfather of collegiate track and field coach Pat Henry.