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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 22, 1900 Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 1986 (aged 86) Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1920–1924 | Morehouse |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1927 | Tennessee A&I |
| 1928–1929 | Arkansas AM&N |
| 1930–1957 | Langston |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1965 | Langston |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 145–100–24 (football) 571–281 (basketball) |
| Bowls | 2–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 black college national (1939, 1941) 7 SWAC (1933, 1936, 1938–1940, 1944, 1949) | |
| College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2015 | |
Caesar Felton "Zip" Gayles (May 22, 1900 – November 5, 1986) was an American college football and college basketball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—now known as Tennessee State University—in 1927, Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College—now known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff–from 1928 to 1929, and at Langston University from 1930 to 1957. He was also the head basketball coach at Langston from 1930 to 1965, tallying a mark of 571–281. Gayles was inducted into the Oklahoma Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974, the NAIA Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1986, and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.[2]
- ^ "On The Road Again And Again And..." Sports Illustrated. April 22, 1985. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- ^ "Caesar "Zip" Gayles". The Jim Thorpe Association. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.