Sam Bailey (coach)

{{Infobox college coach

| name = Sam Bailey

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|1|29}}

| birth_place = Sanibel, Florida, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|9|21|1924|1|29}}

| death_place = Sanibel, Florida, U.S.

| alma_mater =

| player_sport1 = Football

| player_years2 = 1944–1945

| player_team2 = Georgia

| player_years3 = 1946–1947

| player_team3 = Long Island Indians

| player_years4 = 1947–1948

| player_team4 = Richmond Rebels

| player_positions = End

| coach_sport1 = Football

| coach_years2 = 1950–1963

| coach_team2 = Tampa (assistant)

| coach_years3 = 1964–1967

| coach_team3 = Tampa

| coach_sport4 = Basketball

| coach_years5 = 1950–1955

| coach_team5 = Tampa

| coach_sport6 = Baseball

| coach_years7 = 1961–1965

| coach_team7 = Tampa

| admin_years1 = 1967–1971

| admin_team1 = Tampa

| overall_record = 16–20–1 (football)
45–66 (basketball)
55–53–1 (baseball)

| bowl_record =

| tournament_record =

| championships =

| awards =

| coaching_records =

}}

Samuel M. Bailey (January 29, 1924 – September 21, 2010) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.tbo.com/sports/colleges/former-ut-coach-sam-bailey-dead-at--29502|title=Former UT coach Sam Bailey Dead|publisher=tbo.com|access-date=December 6, 2018}} He served as the head football coach at the University of Tampa from 1964 to 1967, compiling a record of 16–20–1. He was also school's head basketball coach from 1950 to 1955, tallying a mark of 45–66,{{cite web|url=https://www.tampaspartans.com/sports/mbkb/more/coaching-history|title=Coaching History|publisher=University of Tampa|access-date=December 6, 2018}} and head baseball coach from 1961 to 1964, amassing a record of 55–53–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.tampaspartans.com/sports/bsb/more/coaching-history|title=Coaching History|publisher=University of Tampa|access-date=December 6, 2018}} Bailey played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1946 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/draft.htm|title=Philadelphia Eagles Draft|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference|access-date=December 6, 2018}}