Caesar Felton Gayles
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 22, 1900 Mississippi, United States |
| Died | November 1986 (aged 86) Oklahoma, United States |
| Alma mater | Morehouse |
| Playing career | |
| 1920–1924 | Morehouse |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927 | Tennessee A&I |
| 1928–1929 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| 1930–1957 | Langston |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1955 | Langston |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 155–89–23 (football) 571–281 (basketball) |
| Statistics | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2015 |
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Caesar Felton "Zip" Gayles (May 22, 1900 – November 1986) was an American football and basketball coach.[1] He was inducted into the Oklahoma Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974, and the NAIA Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1986[2]
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Coaching career
Tennessee A&I
After graduating, Gayles took a faculty and coaching position at Agricultural and Industrial State College in Nashville, Tennessee, now called Tennessee State University.[2] As the fourth head coach of the football team in 1927 he led the squad to a record of 1 win, 2 losses, and 3 ties.[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 the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. He held that position for the 1928 and 1929 seasons.[4] His coaching record at Arkansas-Pine Bluff was 8 wins, 9 losses and 2 ties.
Langston
Gayles coached for 35 years at Langston University. As the basketball coach from 1930 to 1965, his teams compiled a record of 571 wins and 281 losses. 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.[5]
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