Boydson Howard Baird (December 12, 1918 – January 24, 2010) was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team from 1952 to 1957.[1] In Southern Conference play, he guided his teams to a cumulative 35–41 record. Overall, Baird finished 51–73 in his five seasons as coach.[1]
 Baird in the 1950–51 season | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 12, 1918 Kilbourne, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | January 24, 2010 (aged 91) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1937–1941 | Maryville (TN) (football, basketball, baseball, track) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1953–1958 | William & Mary (assistant) |
| 1959–1963 | Maryville (TN) |
| 1973 | Maryville (TN) (interim HC) |
| Basketball | |
| 1949–1952 | Davidson |
| 1952–1957 | William & Mary |
| 19??–19?? | Maryville (TN) |
| Baseball | |
| 1967 | Maryville (TN) |
| 1970–1974 | Maryville |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1959–1975 | Maryville (TN) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 27–23 (football) 75–126 (basketball) 81–66 (baseball) |
Head coaching record
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edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1949–1952) | |||||||||
| 1949–50 | Davidson | 10–16 | 6–12 | 10th | |||||
| 1950–51 | Davidson | 7–19 | 5–15 | 14th | |||||
| 1951–52 | Davidson | 7–18 | 4–15 | 15th | |||||
| Davidson: | 24–53 (.312) | 15–42 (.263) | |||||||
| William & Mary Indians[2] (Southern Conference) (1952–1957) | |||||||||
| 1952–53 | William & Mary | 10–13 | 6–13 | 12th | |||||
| 1953–54 | William & Mary | 9–4 | 6–5 | 5th | |||||
| 1954–55 | William & Mary | 11–14 | 7–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1955–56 | William & Mary | 12–14 | 9–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1956–57 | William & Mary | 9–18 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
| William & Mary: | 51–73 (.411) | 35–41 (.461) | |||||||
| Total: | 75–126 (.373) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
- ^ "2011-12 Tribe Men's Basketball Media Supplement". College of William & Mary. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
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