Thomas Mansfield Page (February 4, 1931 â May 11, 2022) was an American former football coach. He served as head coach at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas from 1968 to 1971, compiling a record of 20âÂÂ19âÂÂ3. After he served as an assistant coach for the Bearkats for over a decade, Page was promoted to head coach in December 1967 after Paul Pierce resigned to take a full-time faculty position. He resigned from Sam Houston after their 1971 season to go into private industry.