 Floyd pictured in Midlander 1939, Middle Tennessee yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 14, 1891 Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 1965 (aged 74) Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1916 | Vanderbilt |
| 1919–1920 | Vanderbilt |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1920 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football), Guard (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917 | Middle Tennessee State Normal |
| 1927–1928 | Vanderbilt (assistant) |
| 1929 | Auburn (line) |
| 1929 | Auburn |
| 1930–1931 | The Citadel |
| 1935–1938 | Middle Tennessee State Teachers |
| c. 1941 | Rice (assistant)[1] |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1929 | Vanderbilt |
| 1935–1939 | Middle Tennessee State Teachers |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1930–1931 | The Citadel |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 39–21–4 (football) 22–53 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 2 SIAA (1935–1936) | |
John Cullom "Red" Floyd (July 14, 1891 – July 20, 1965) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach. He played football at Vanderbilt University with such greats as Irby "Rabbit" Curry and Josh Cody, captaining the 1920 Vanderbilt Commodores football team. He served as the head football coach at Middle Tennessee State University (1917, 1935–1938), Auburn University (1929), and The Citadel (1930–1931), compiling a career college football record of 39–21–4. Floyd was also the head basketball coach at Vanderbilt University from 1927 to 1929 and at Middle Tennessee from 1935 to 1939, tallying a career college basketball mark of 22–53.
- ^ "The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2, ed. 1 Saturday, September 27, 1941". September 27, 1941.