Buddy Sasser

Buddy Sasser
Biographical details
BornConway, South Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1955–1956North Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1963–1970Conway HS (SC)
1972–1976Appalachian State (assistant)
1977–1982Wofford
1983–1984East Tennessee State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1970Conway HS (SC)
1972–1977Appalachian State (assistant AD)
1977–1982Wofford
1985–1986East Tennessee State
1986–1989Coastal Carolina
1989–1996Big South (commissioner)
1996–1999Coastal Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall45–39–3 (college)
66–17–5 (high school)

George F. "Buddy" Sasser is a former American football coach and athletics administrator. As commissioner of the Big South Conference between 1989 and 1996, Sasser was responsible for increasing membership, gaining automatic bids to the NCAA basketball tournament and adding basketball television exposure for the conference.