Earl Wight

Earl Hervie Wight an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—in 1944, compiling a record of 0–6. Wight was also the head basketball coach at the University of California, Berkeley from 1920 to 1924, tallying a mark of 64—20. He was hired by Fresno State in 1924 as athletic director and served in that role until 1947.[1] Wight attended Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he played football, basketball, and baseball.[2] He also earned a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1920.[3]

Earl Wight
Biographical details
Alma materUC Berkeley (M.A., 1920)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1944Fresno State
Basketball
1919–1920California (freshmen)
1920–1924California
Baseball
1944–1946Fresno State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1924–1947Fresno State
Head coaching record
Overall0–6 (football)
64–20 (basketball)

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Fresno State Bulldogs (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1944)
1942 Fresno State 0–60–0NA
Fresno State: 0–60–0
Total:0–6

References

  1. "Earl Wight To Take Post With Fresno". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 23, 1924. p. 18. Retrieved January 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Earl Wight Made Bear State Coach". The Oregon Journal. Portland, Oregon. August 22, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved January 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
  3. General Catalog. California State University, Fresno. 1913. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
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