Merle E. Wagoner

Merle Edwin Wagoner (April 15, 1894 – August 18, 1971) was an American football, basketball, baseball, track, and tennis coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Kent State University from 1925 to 1932, compiling a record of 15–33–9. Wagoner was the head basketball coach at Kent State from 1925 to 1933, tallying a mark of 43–81, and the school's head baseball coach from 1926 to 1933, amassing a record of 27–34. He was the Kent State's athletic director from 1925 to 1933 and also coached track and tennis there.

Merle E. Wagoner
Biographical details
Born(1894-04-15)April 15, 1894
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
DiedAugust 18, 1971(1971-08-18) (aged 77)
Phoenix, Arizona
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1925–1932Kent State
Basketball
1925–1933Kent State
Baseball
1926–1933Kent State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1923–1933Kent State
Head coaching record
Overall15–33–9 (football)
43–81 (basketball)
27–34 (baseball)

Wagoner was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and attended Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. He died of an apparent heart attack on August 18, 1971, at St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.[1]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Kent State Silver Foxes / Golden Flashes (Independent) (1925–1931)
1925 Kent State 1–1–3
1926 Kent State 2–6
1927 Kent State 1–5–1
1928 Kent State 4–2–2
1929 Kent State 1–7
1930 Kent State 3–3–1
1931 Kent State 3–4
Kent State Golden Flashes (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1932)
1932 Kent State 0–5–20–5–2T–17th
Kent State: 15–33–90–5–2
Total:15–33–9

References
  1. "Merle Wagoner, Kent State Coach". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. August 20, 1971. p. B12. Retrieved August 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.