Edwin F. Gayle

Edwin F. Gayle
Biographical details
Born(1875-08-18)August 18, 1875
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedMay 11, 1976(1976-05-11) (aged 100)
Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materTulane (1906, LLB)
Playing career
1893LSU
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1904Southwestern Louisiana
Head coaching record
Overall2–0–1

Edwin Franklin Gayle (August 18, 1875 – May 11, 1976) was an American lawyer and college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette–then known as the Southwestern Louisiana Institute–in 1904.[1]

Gayle was an 1896 graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU).[2] He later earned a master's degree from Columbia University in 1903 and a law degree from the Tulane University Law School in 1906.[3]

  1. ^ "Football Media Guide". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football. 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University from the Foundation of King's College in 1754. Columbia University. 1912. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Officers and Graduates of Columbia University. Columbia University. 1916. Retrieved December 30, 2018.