Eugene J. Bragg
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Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1907 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 1936 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1927 | Florida A&M |
| Position | Fullback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1934–1935 | Florida A&M |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 23–22–5 |
| Bowls | 1–1 |
Eugene James Bragg (1907 – January 24, 1936) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes—now known as Florida A&M University—in Tallahassee, Florida, from 1934 to 1935.
Bragg was born in 1907, in Tallahassee. He attended Florida A&M, where he played football as a fullback before graduating in 1928. He worked as an agricultural agent in Gadsden County, Florida, and then earned a master's degree from Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now known as Iowa State University. In addition to coaching at his alma mater, Florida A&M, Bragg was an instructor in the college's agricultural division.[1]
Bragg died of appendicitis, on January 24, 1936, at Florida A&M's hospital in Tallahassee.[2] He was survived by his father, Jubie Bragg, longtime coach and athletic director at Florida A&M.[1]
