C. Randy Taylor

Claude Randolph Taylor was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tillotson College—now a part of Huston–Tillotson University—in Austin, Texas, Bluefield State College in Bluefield, West Virginia, and Kentucky State College for Negroes—now known as Kentucky State University—in Frankfort, Kentucky. Taylor was also the head basketball coach at Johnson C. Smith for one season, in 1928–29, tallying a mark of 6–11.

C. Randy Taylor
Biographical details
Alma materOhio State University
Playing career
Football
1924–1926Tufts
Basketball
c. 1925Tufts
Track
c. 1925Tufts
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927Johnson C. Smith (assistant)
1928Johnson C. Smith
1937–1938Tillotson
1941–1942Bluefield State
1947–1950Kentucky State
Basketball
1928–1929Johnson C. Smith
1936–1939Tillotson
Head coaching record
Bowls1–0

Early life and college

Taylor was a native of Harlem in New York City. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School, where starred in football and track.[1] He then matriculated at Tufts College—now known as Tufts University—where he played football and basketball and ran track, before graduating in 1927 with a Bachelor of Science degree. As a senior, he was named the school's best all-around athlete.[2]

Coaching career

Taylor was the tenth head football coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky, serving four seasons, from 1947 to 1950, and compiling a record of 21–17–2.[3]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (Independent) (1928)
1928 Johnson C. Smith 4–4
Johnson C. Smith: 4–4
Tillotson Eagles () (1937–1938)
1937 Tillotson
1938 Tillotson
Tillotson:
Bluefield State Big Blues (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1941–1942)
1941 Bluefield State 5–34–34th
1942 Bluefield State 4–1–32–1–33rd
Bluefield State: 9–4–36–4–3
Kentucky State Thorobreds (Midwest Athletic Association) (1947–1950)
1947 Kentucky State 5–5
1948 Kentucky State 7–2–1W Vulcan
1949 Kentucky State 6–4
1950 Kentucky State 4–5–1
Kentucky State: 22–16–2
Total:

References
  1. ""Randy" Taylor To Coach At Johnson C. Smith University". New York Age. New York, New York. September 27, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved May 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Tufts Seniors Name Will Rogers Their National Hero At Dinner". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. March 24, 1927. p. 25. Retrieved May 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Kentucky State University coaching records Archived October 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine


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