Floyd Wagstaff

Floyd Solomon Wagstaff (January 8, 1911 – February 5, 2000) was an American football and basketball coach and athletics administrator. He coached Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas 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 743–225 record as Tyler's basketball coach.

Wagstaff went to Kilgore, Texas in 1937 as coach of the junior high school. He became an assistant coach at Kilgore High School the following year. In January 1941, Wagstaff was appointed head basketball coach and athletic director at Kilgore High School. He was the head football coach at Kilgore High School from 1942 to 1944. Wagstaff resigned from his post at Kilgore High School in 1945 to become head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Tyler High School. He was also the head baseball coach at Tyler High School in the spring of 1946 before leaving to become head basketball coach at Tyler Junior College that fall. Wagstaff was the first head football coach at Tyler Junior College, serving from 1947 to 1962. He was promoted to athletic director in 1963 and succeeded as head football coach by Babe Hallmark.

Wagstaff died on February 5, 2000, at a hospital in Tyler. He is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Stephen F. Austin University Hall of Fame. Provided by Wikipedia