Al Baggett
{{Short description|American football and basketball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Al Baggett
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|3|6}}
| birth_place = Arkansas, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1976|5|12|1903|3|6}}
| death_place = Morehead City, North Carolina, U.S.
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 =
| player_years2 =
| player_team2 =
| player_positions =
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1924–1927
| coach_team2 = Vernon HS (TX)
| coach_years3 = 1928–1930
| coach_team3 = Wichita Falls
| coach_years4 = 1931–1932
| coach_team4 = Amarillo
| coach_years5 = 1933–1939
| coach_team5 = West Texas State
| coach_sport6 = Basketball
| coach_years7 = 1934–1942
| coach_team7 = West Texas State
| coach_years8 = 1947–1950
| coach_team8 = Brooklyn
| admin_years1 = 1933–1946
| admin_team1 = West Texas State
| overall_record = 36–28–5 (college football)
216–93 (college basketball)
32–9–1 (high school football)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = Football
1 Alamo (1939)
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}}
Eustace Albert Baggett (March 6, 1903 – May 12, 1976) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as head football coach at West Texas State Teachers College—now known as West Texas A&M University—in Canyon, Texas from 1933 to 1939. Baggett compiled a 36–28–5 record in seven seasons and currently ranks third on the schools all-time winning list behind Joe Kerbel (68–42–1) and Frank Kimbrough (54–52–2).{{Cite web |url=http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/wtam/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07MediaGuide.pdf |title=West Texas A&M 2007 Media Guide |access-date=January 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203005915/http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/wtam/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07MediaGuide.pdf |archive-date=December 3, 2008 |url-status=dead }}
He was also the head basketball coach at West Texas State from 1934 to 1942. He was then the head coach at Brooklyn College from 1947 to 1950, compiling a career college basketball coaching record of 216–93; he was followed as a coach at Brooklyn by Tubby Raskin.{{cite news |last=Fullerton Jr. |first=Hugh |title=Sports Round-Up |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26928161/pampa_daily_news/ |newspaper=Pampa Daily News |location=Pampa, Texas |date=June 16, 1947 |page=2 |access-date=January 6, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
Baggett was a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and pursued a master's degree at Columbia University. Prior to being hired at West Texas State in 1933, he coached at Vernon High School in Vernon, Texas, Wichita Falls Junior College (now known as Midwestern State University), and Amarillo Junior College (now known as Amarillo College).{{cite news |author= |title=New Mentor Now Student at Columbia |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26928070/abilene_reporternews/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=July 12, 1933 |page=2 |access-date=January 6, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
He is the great-uncle of model, Alley Baggett.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}}
Head coaching record
=College football=
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = West Texas State Buffaloes
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1933
| endyear = 1938
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1933
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 2–9
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1934
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 4–6
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1935
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 5–4–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1936
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 7–1–2
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| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1937
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 6–3
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1938
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 7–2–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = West Texas State Buffaloes
| conf = Alamo Conference
| startyear = 1939
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1939
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 5–3–1
| conference = 2–0–1
| confstanding = T–1st
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = West Texas State
| overall = 36–28–5
| confrecord = 2–0–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 36–28–5
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}
=High school football=
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Vernon Lions
| conf =
| startyear = 1924
| endyear = 1927
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = 1924
| name = Vernon
| overall = 8–1–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1925
| name = Vernon
| overall = 10–1
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1926
| name = Vernon
| overall = 7–3
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 1927
| name = Vernon
| overall = 7–4
| conference =
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| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Vernon
| overall = 32–9–1
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 32–9–1
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
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References
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External links
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{{West Texas A&M Buffaloes basketball coach navbox}}
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Category:Columbia University alumni
Category:Ouachita Baptist University alumni
Category:Brooklyn College faculty
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