Edwin Franklin Gayle (August 18, 1875 – May 11, 1976) was an American lawyer and college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette–then known as the Southwestern Louisiana Institute–in 1904.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 18, 1875 Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 1976 (aged 100) Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tulane (1906, LLB) |
| Playing career | |
| 1893 | LSU |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1904 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–0–1 |
Gayle was an 1896 graduate of Louisiana State University (LSU).[2] He later earned a master's degree from Columbia University in 1903 and a law degree from the Tulane University Law School in 1906.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Louisiana Industrial (Independent) (1904) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Southwestern Louisiana Industrial | 2–0–1 | |||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana Industrial: | 2–0–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–0–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Football Media Guide". Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football. 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University from the Foundation of King's College in 1754. Columbia University. 1912. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Officers and Graduates of Columbia University. Columbia University. 1916. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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