Caesar Felton Gayles

Caesar Felton "Zip" Gayles (May 22, 1900 – November 5, 1986) was an American college football and college basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—now known as Tennessee State University—in 1927, Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College—now known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff–from 1928 to 1929, and at Langston University from 1930 to 1957. He was also the head basketball coach at Langston from 1930 to 1965, tallying a mark of 571–281. 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.[2]

Caesar Felton Gayles
Biographical details
Born(1900-05-22)May 22, 1900
Mississippi, U.S.
DiedNovember 5, 1986(1986-11-05) (aged 86)
Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1920–1924Morehouse
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927Tennessee A&I
1928–1929Arkansas AM&N
1930–1957Langston
Basketball
1930–1965Langston
Head coaching record
Overall145–100–24 (football)
571–281 (basketball)
Bowls2–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 black college national (1939, 1941)
7 SWAC (1933, 1936, 1938–1940, 1944, 1949)
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2015

Coaching career

Tennessee A&I

After graduating, Gayles took a faculty and coaching position at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College in Nashville, Tennessee, now called Tennessee State University.[2] As the fourth head coach of the football, he led the squad to a record of 1–2–3 in 1927.[3]

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.[2]

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

Gayles was the head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College—now known as the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—for two seasons, from 1928 to 1929, compiling a record of 8–9–3.

Langston

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 571–281. He also was the football coach for 28 seasons, from 1930 to 1957, finishing with a record of 146–78–18. His teams were National Negro champions twice in both basketball and football.[4]

Death

Gayles died on November 5, 1986, in Muskogee, Oklahoma.[5]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Tennessee A&I Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1927)
1927 Tennessee A&I 1–2–31–1–2
Tennessee A&I: 1–2–31–1–2
Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions (Independent) (1928–1929)
1928 Arkansas AM&N 2–7
1929 Arkansas AM&N 6–2–3
Arkansas AM&N: 8–9–3
Langston Lions (Independent) (1930)
1930 Langston 5–1
Langston Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1931–1957)
1931 Langston 3–3–1
1932 Langston 6–2
1933 Langston 9–1T–1stL Prairie View
1934 Langston 7–23–12nd
1935 Langston 2–3–21–3–25th
1936 Langston 7–1–14–1–1T–1st
1937 Langston 3–4–13–34th
1938 Langston 4–1–33–0–3T–1st
1939 Langston 7–0–15–0–11st
1940 Langston 6–35–1T–1st
1941 Langston 9–1–14–1–12ndW Vulcan
1942 Langston 6–2–11–2–13rdW Prairie View
1943 Langston 2–4
1944 Langston 6–2–15–1T–1st
1945 Langston 5–33–34th
1946 Langston 2–6–12–46th
1947 Langston 2–7–12–4–16th
1948 Langston 7–35–2T–2nd
1949 Langston 8–1–16–0–1T–1st
1950 Langston 9–16–12nd
1951 Langston 4–54–35th
1952 Langston 2–6–11–4–16th
1953 Langston 3–62–45th
1954 Langston 4–4–14–23rd
1955 Langston 6–1–24–1–24th
1956 Langston 2–72–45th
1957 Langston 0–90–67th
Langston: 136–89–19
Total:145–100–24

References
  1. "On The Road Again And Again And..." Sports Illustrated. April 22, 1985. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  2. "Caesar "Zip" Gayles". The Jim Thorpe Association. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  3. "2013 Football Media Guide". Tennessee State Tigers athletic department. p. 110. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  4. Hersom, Bob (August 14, 2008). "Zip Gayles never got his chance against Iba's team". NewsOK.com. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  5. "Ex-Langston Coach Dies". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 7, 1986. p. 96. Retrieved May 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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