Al Baggett

Al Baggett
Biographical details
Born	March 6, 1903; Arkansas, U.S.
Died	May 12, 1976 (aged 73); Morehead City, North Carolina, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1925	Vernon HS (TX)
1928–1930	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)
1933–1946	West Texas State
Head coaching record
Overall	36–28–5 (college football); 216–93 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 Alamo (1939)

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. He was then the head coach at Brooklyn College from 1947 to 1950, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 216–93; he was followed as a coach at Brooklyn by Tubby Raskin.^[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]

He is the great-uncle of model, Alley Baggett.^{[citation needed]}

Head coaching record[edit]

College football[edit]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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[edit]

^ "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 .

External links[edit]

Al Baggett at Find a Grave

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[1] "West Texas A&M 2007 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2008. Retrieved January 18, 2008.

[2] Fullerton Jr., Hugh (June 16, 1947). "Sports Round-Up". Pampa Daily News. Pampa, Texas. p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] "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 .

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