Floyd Solomon Wagstaff was an American football and basketball coach and athletics administrator.
12 Facts About Floyd Wagstaff
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Floyd Wagstaff coached Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas from 1946 to 1975 and served as athletic director until retiring in 1984.
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Floyd Wagstaff led the Apaches to national basketball championships in 1949 and 1951, and a record 11 NJCAA national tournament appearances.
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Floyd Wagstaff became an assistant coach at Kilgore High School the following year.
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In January 1941, Floyd Wagstaff was appointed head basketball coach and athletic director at Kilgore High School.
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Floyd Wagstaff was the head football coach at Kilgore High School from 1942 to 1944.
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Floyd Wagstaff resigned from his post at Kilgore High School in 1945 to become head basketball coach and assistant football coach at Tyler High School.
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Floyd Wagstaff was 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.
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Floyd Wagstaff was the first head football coach at Tyler Junior College, serving from 1947 to 1962.
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Floyd Wagstaff was promoted to athletic director in 1963 and succeeded as head football coach by Babe Hallmark.
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Floyd Wagstaff died on February 5,2000, at a hospital in Tyler.
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Floyd Wagstaff is a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and the Stephen F Austin University Hall of Fame.