Al Baggett
Eustace Albert Baggett (March 6, 1903 – May 12, 1976) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as head football coach at West Texas State Teachers College—now known as West Texas A&M University—in Canyon, Texas from 1933 to 1939. Baggett compiled a 36–28–5 record in seven seasons and currently ranks third on the schools all-time winning list behind Joe Kerbel (68–42–1) and Frank Kimbrough (54–52–2).[1] He was also the head basketball coach at West Texas State from 1934 to 1942 and at Brooklyn College from 1947 to 1950, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 216–93.[2] Baggett was a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and pursued a master's degree at Columbia University. Prior to being hired at West Texas State in 1933, he coached at Vernon High School in Vernon, Texas, Wichita Falls Junior College—now known as Midwestern State University, and Amarillo Junior College—now known as Amarillo College.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 6, 1903 Arkansas |
| Died | May 12, 1976 (aged 73) Morehead City, North Carolina |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1925 | Vernon HS (TX) |
| 1929–1930 | Wichita Falls JC |
| 1931–1932 | Amarillo JC |
| 1933–1939 | West Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1934–1942 | West Texas State |
| 1947–1950 | Brooklyn |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1933–? | West Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 36–28–5 (college football) 216–93 (college basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Alamo (1939) | |
He is the great-uncle of model, Alley Baggett.
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Independent) (1933–1938) | |||||||||
| 1933 | West Texas State | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1934 | West Texas State | 4–6 | |||||||
| 1935 | West Texas State | 5–4–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | West Texas State | 7–1–2 | |||||||
| 1937 | West Texas State | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1938 | West Texas State | 7–2–1 | |||||||
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Alamo Conference) (1939) | |||||||||
| 1939 | West Texas State | 5–3–1 | 2–0–1 | T–1st | |||||
| West Texas State: | 36–28–5 | 2–0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 36–28–5 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "West Texas A&M 2007 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
- Fullerton Jr., Hugh (June 16, 1947). "Sports Round-Up". Pampa Daily News. Pampa, Texas. p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
- "New Mentor Now Student at Columbia—Amarillo Junior College Athletic Director to Take Place of Late Sam Burton". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. July 12, 1933. p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com