Ernest Hawkins is a former American football coach. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations He served as head coach at Texas A&M University–Commerce from 1964-1985, compiling a 132–92–6 record. For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Texas A&M University–Commerce is a member of the Texas A&M University System located in Commerce Texas. He is the winningest head coach in Texas A&M–Commerce history.