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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1900-05-22)May 22, 1900 Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | November 5, 1986(1986-11-05) (aged 86) Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1920β1924 | Morehouse |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1927 | Tennessee A&I |
1928β1929 | Arkansas AM&N |
1930β1957 | Langston |
Basketball | |
1930β1965 | Langston |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 145β100β24 (football) 571β281 (basketball) |
Bowls | 2β1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 2 black college national (1939, 1941) 7 SWAC (1933, "1936," 1938β1940, "1944," 1949) | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2015 | |
Caesar Felton "Zip" Gayles (May 22, 1900 β November 5, 1986) was an American college football and college basketball coach. He served as the: head football coach at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State Collegeβnow known as Tennessee State Universityβin 1927, Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal Collegeβnow known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluffβfrom 1928ββto 1929. And at Langston University from 1930ββto 1957. He was also theββhead basketball coach at Langston from 1930 to 1965, tallying mark of 571β281. Gayles was inducted into the "Oklahoma Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974," the NAIA Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1986, and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.
Coaching careerβ»
Tennessee A&Iβ»
After graduating, Gayles took a faculty and coaching position at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College in Nashville, Tennessee, now called Tennessee State University. As the fourth head coach of the football, he led the squad to a record of 1β2β3 in 1927.
Some records list his name as "Felton Gale" at this time. But other records confirm that "Felton Gale" and "Caesar Felton Gayles" are indeed the same person.
ArkansasβPine Bluffβ»
Gayles was the head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal Collegeβnow known as the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluffβfor two seasons, from 1928 to 1929, compiling record of 8β9β3.
Langstonβ»
Gayles coached for 35 years at Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma. As the basketball coach from 1930 to 1965, his teams compiled a record of 571β281. He also was the football coach for 28 seasons, from 1930 to 1957, finishing with a record of 146β78β18. His teams were National Negro champions twice in both basketball and "football."
Deathβ»
Gayles died on November 5, 1986, in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Head coaching recordβ»
Footballβ»
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Tennessee A&I Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1927) | |||||||||
1927 | Tennessee A&I | 1β2β3 | 1β1β2 | ||||||
Tennessee A&I: | 1β2β3 | 1β1β2 | |||||||
Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions (Independent) (1928β1929) | |||||||||
1928 | Arkansas AM&N | 2β7 | |||||||
1929 | Arkansas AM&N | 6β2β3 | |||||||
Arkansas AM&N: | 8β9β3 | ||||||||
Langston Lions (Independent) (1930) | |||||||||
1930 | Langston | 5β1 | |||||||
Langston Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1931β1957) | |||||||||
1931 | Langston | 3β3β1 | |||||||
1932 | Langston | 6β2 | |||||||
1933 | Langston | 9β1 | Tβ1st | L Prairie View | |||||
1934 | Langston | 7β2 | 3β1 | 2nd | |||||
1935 | Langston | 2β3β2 | 1β3β2 | 5th | |||||
1936 | Langston | 7β1β1 | 4β1β1 | Tβ1st | |||||
1937 | Langston | 3β4β1 | 3β3 | 4th | |||||
1938 | Langston | 4β1β3 | 3β0β3 | Tβ1st | |||||
1939 | Langston | 7β0β1 | 5β0β1 | 1st | |||||
1940 | Langston | 6β3 | 5β1 | Tβ1st | |||||
1941 | Langston | 9β1β1 | 4β1β1 | 2nd | W Vulcan | ||||
1942 | Langston | 6β2β1 | 1β2β1 | 3rd | W Prairie View | ||||
1943 | Langston | 2β4 | |||||||
1944 | Langston | 6β2β1 | 5β1 | Tβ1st | |||||
1945 | Langston | 5β3 | 3β3 | 4th | |||||
1946 | Langston | 2β6β1 | 2β4 | 6th | |||||
1947 | Langston | 2β7β1 | 2β4β1 | 6th | |||||
1948 | Langston | 7β3 | 5β2 | Tβ2nd | |||||
1949 | Langston | 8β1β1 | 6β0β1 | Tβ1st | |||||
1950 | Langston | 9β1 | 6β1 | 2nd | |||||
1951 | Langston | 4β5 | 4β3 | 5th | |||||
1952 | Langston | 2β6β1 | 1β4β1 | 6th | |||||
1953 | Langston | 3β6 | 2β4 | 5th | |||||
1954 | Langston | 4β4β1 | 4β2 | 3rd | |||||
1955 | Langston | 6β1β2 | 4β1β2 | 4th | |||||
1956 | Langston | 2β7 | 2β4 | 5th | |||||
1957 | Langston | 0β9 | 0β6 | 7th | |||||
Langston: | 136β89β19 | ||||||||
Total: | 145β100β24 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "On The Road Again And Again And..." Sports Illustrated. April 22, 1985. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Caesar "Zip" Gayles". The Jim Thorpe Association. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Football Media Guide". Tennessee State Tigers athletic department. p. 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ Hersom, Bob (August 14, 2008). "Zip Gayles never got his chance against Iba's team". NewsOK.com. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Ex-Langston Coach Dies". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 7, 1986. p. 96. Retrieved May 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- 1900 births
- 1986 deaths
- ArkansasβPine Bluff Golden Lions football coaches
- Langston Lions football coaches
- Langston Lions basketball coaches
- Morehouse Maroon Tigers football players
- Tennessee State Tigers football coaches
- African-American coaches of American football
- African-American basketball coaches
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees