Byrd Whigham
American baseball player and football coach (1933–2017)
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Robert Byrd Whigham (June 13, 1933 – October 22, 2017) was an American minor league baseball player and college football coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Troy State University—now known as Troy University—from 1974 to 1975.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1933 |
| Died | October 22, 2017 (aged 84) |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1953–1955 | Auburn |
| Baseball | |
| 1954–1955 | Auburn |
| 1956 | Graceville Oilers |
| Positions | Guard (basketball) Pitcher (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1957–1964 | Wildwood HS (FL) |
| 1965–1966 | Melbourne HS (FL) |
| 1967–1968 | Auburn (assistant) |
| 1969–1970 | Georgia (freshmen) |
| 1971–1973 | Georgia (assistant) |
| 1974–1975 | Troy State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1957–1965 | Wildwood HS (FL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 12–8 (college) 90–12–2 (high school) |
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy State Trojans (Gulf South Conference) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Troy State | 6–4 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1975 | Troy State | 6–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Troy State: | 12–8 | 9–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 12–8 | ||||||||
