Floyd Wagstaff
Biographical details | |
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Born | Shelby County, Texas, U.S. | January 8, 1911
Died | February 5, 2000 Tyler, Texas, U.S. | (aged 89)
Playing career | |
1935–1936 | Stephen F. Austin |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1942–1944 | Kilgore HS (TX) |
1946–1975 | Tyler JC |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 130–36 (football 734–221 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (1949, 1951) | |
Floyd Wagstaff (January 8, 1911 – February 5, 2000) was an American football and basketball coach. He coached Tyler Junior College from 1946 to 1975 and served as athletic director until retiring in 1984. He led the Apaches to national basketball championships in 1949 and 1951, and a record 11 NJCAA national tournament appearances. Wagstaff compiled 734–221 record as Tyler basketball coach. He also was 130–36 as Tyler football coach.
Wagstaff is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Stephen F. Austin University Hall of Fame.
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 2000 deaths
- Basketball coaches from Texas
- People from Shelby County, Texas
- Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football players
- Tyler Junior College alumni
- High school football coaches in Texas
- Tyler Apaches football coaches
- Junior college men's basketball coaches in the United States
- College football coaches first appointed in the 1940s stubs