Byrd Whigham

Byrd Whigham
Biographical details
Born	June 12, 1933
Died	October 22, 2017 (aged 84)
Playing career
Basketball
1953–1955	Auburn
Baseball
1954–1955	Auburn
1956	Graceville Oilers
Position(s)	Guard (basketball); Pitcher (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1957–1964	Wildwood HS (FL)
1965–1966	Melbourne HS (FL)
1967–1968	Auburn (assistant)
1969–1970	Georgia (freshmen)
1971–1973	Georgia (assistant)
1974–1975	Troy State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1965	Wildwood HS (FL)
Head coaching record
Overall	12–8 (college); 90–12–2 (high school)

Robert Byrd Whigham (June 13, 1933 – October 22, 2017) was an American minor league baseball player and college football coach.^[1] He served as the head football coach at Troy State University—now known as Troy University—from 1974 to 1975.^[2]

Head coaching record

College


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Troy State Trojans (Gulf South Conference) (1974–1975)
1974	Troy State	6–4	4–4	T–5th
1975	Troy State	6–4	5–3	T–3rd
Troy State:		12–8	9–7
Total:		12–8

References

^ "Robert Whigham". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
^ "Robert Byrd Whigham". Dothan Eagles. October 29, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Byrd Whigham at Find a Grave

[1] "Robert Whigham". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

[2] "Robert Byrd Whigham". Dothan Eagles. October 29, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

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