Biographical details | |
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Born | [1] Hampton, Virginia, U.S. | November 21, 1908
Died | August 8, 1966 Petersburg, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 57)
Alma mater | Richmond, 1929 |
Playing career | |
1925–1929 | Richmond |
Position(s) | First baseman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Baseball | |
1929–1942 | Hargrave Military Academy |
1942–1949 | Randolph–Macon |
1951–1955 | Wake Forest |
Football | |
1949–1953, 1955 | Wake Forest (assistant) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1942–1949 | Randolph–Macon |
1959–1966 | Fort Lee |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1955 College World Series | |
Awards | |
ABCA Coach of the Year, 1955 | |
Taylor H. Sanford (November 11, 1908[1] – August 8, 1966) was an American baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head baseball coach at Randolph–Macon College from 1942 to 1949 and at Wake Forest University from 1951 to 1955. He led the Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team to the 1955 College World Series championship. Sanford's Demon Deacons also made up the United States national team at several Pan American Games.