Caesar Felton Gayles, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Caesar Felton Gayles

American football and basketball coach

Date of Birth: 22-May-1900

Place of Birth: Mississippi, United States

Date of Death: 01-Nov-1986

Profession: head coach, basketball coach, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Caesar Felton "Zip" Gayles (May 22, 1900 – November 5, 1986) was an American football and basketball coach.
He served as the head football coach at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College—now known as Tennessee State University—in 1927, Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College—now known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff–from 1928 to 1929, and at Langston University from 1930 to 1957, compiling a career college football record of 155–89–23.
He was also the head basketball coach at Langston from 1930 to 1965, tallying a mark of 571–281.
Gayles was inducted into the Oklahoma Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974, the NAIA Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1986, and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.