C. Randy Taylor
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1924–1926 | Tufts |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1925 | Tufts |
| Track | |
| c. 1925 | Tufts |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927 | Johnson C. Smith (assistant) |
| 1928 | Johnson C. Smith |
| 1937–1938 | Tillotson |
| 1941–1942 | Bluefield State |
| 1947–1950 | Kentucky State |
| Basketball | |
| 1928–1929 | Johnson C. Smith |
| 1936–1939 | Tillotson |
| Head coaching record | |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
Claude Randolph Taylor was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tillotson College—now a part of Huston–Tillotson University—in Austin, Texas, Bluefield State College in Bluefield, West Virginia, and Kentucky State College for Negroes—now known as Kentucky State University—in Frankfort, Kentucky. Taylor was also the head basketball coach at Johnson C. Smith for one season, in 1928–1929, tallying a mark of 6–11.
Early life and college[]
Taylor was a native of Harlem in New York City. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School, where starred in football and track.[1] He then matriculated at Tufts College—now known as Tufts University—where he played football and basketball and ran track, before graduating in 1927 with a Bachelor of Science degree. As a senior, he was named the school's best all-around athlete.[2]
Coaching career[]
Taylor was the tenth head football coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky, serving four seasons, from 1947 to 1950, and compiling a record of 21–17–2.[3]
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (Independent) (1928) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Johnson C. Smith | 4–4 | |||||||
| Johnson C. Smith: | 4–4 | ||||||||
| Tillotson Eagles () (1937–1938) | |||||||||
| 1937 | Tillotson | ||||||||
| 1938 | Tillotson | ||||||||
| Tillotson: | |||||||||
| Bluefield State Big Blues (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1941–1942) | |||||||||
| 1941 | Bluefield State | 5–3 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1942 | Bluefield State | 4–1–3 | 2–1–3 | 3rd | |||||
| Bluefield State: | 9–4–3 | 6–4–3 | |||||||
| Kentucky State Thorobreds (Midwest Athletic Association) (1947–1950) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Kentucky State | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1948 | Kentucky State | 7–2–1 | W Vulcan | ||||||
| 1949 | Kentucky State | 6–4 | |||||||
| 1950 | Kentucky State | 4–5–1 | |||||||
| Kentucky State: | 22–16–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
References[]
- ^ ""Randy" Taylor To Coach At Johnson C. Smith University". New York Age. New York, New York. September 27, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved May 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Tufts Seniors Name Will Rogers Their National Hero At Dinner". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. March 24, 1927. p. 25. Retrieved May 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Kentucky State University coaching records Archived October 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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