Coaches

Cleveland L. `Cleve' Abbott
Tuskegee, Football/Track, Career Record: 202-96-29; 15 SIAC Championships, 9 National Championships; Developed program that opened track and field to women in the United States. One of the founders of the SIAC Basketball Tournament

Clarence E. `Bighouse' Gaines
Winston Salem State, Basketball, Career Record: 828-447; 8 CIAA Championships; 1 NCAA College Division Championship; Longest tenure as coach in Black college history

Alonzo `Jake' Gaither
Florida A & M, Football, Career Record: 203-36-4; 22 SIAC Championships, 6 National Championships

Caesar F. `Zip' Gayles
Tennessee St/Langston, Football/Basketball, Career Records: 151-94-22 /571-281

Fred Hobdy
 Grambling, Basketball, Career Record: 571-287; 7 SWAC Championships, 1 National Championship

Eddie P. Hurt
Morgan State, Football/Track, Career Record: 185-58-24; 14 CIAA Championships (FB), 6 National Championships (FB), Holds record of undefeated streak, 54 games. Coached 8 Olympians. Won 13 CIAA Track and Field Championships.

Jerry Johnson
LeMoyne Owens, Basketball, Career Record: 729-353; Leading active Black college coach, 1 National Championship

Dr. Ralph W. E. Jones
Grambling, Baseball, Career Record: 800 victories; Most victories in Black college history

Fred `Pop' Long
Paul Quinn/Prairie View A & M/Wiley, Football, Career Record: 227-151-31, 3 SWAC Championships (WYL), 4 National Championships (WYL)

John B. McLendon, Jr:
North Carolina Central/Hampton/Tennessee St/Kentucky St, Career Record: 523-165; 2 CIAA Championships (NCC), 3 NAIA Championships, First Black to win a basketball national title, First NAIA coach to win 3 consecutive titles, First Black professional coach.

Edward Martin
SC State/Tennessee St, Career Record: 501-253; 2 SIAC Championships

John Merritt
Jackson State/Tennessee State, Football, Career Record: 233-65-11; 2 SWAC Championships (JSU), 8 National Championships (TNS)

Arnett W. Mumford
Jarvis Christian College/Bishop College/Texas College/Southern, Football, Career Record: 235-82-25; 11 SWAC Championships; 4 National Championships

Eddie Robinson
Grambling, Football, Career Record: 408-165-15; 17 SWAC Championships; 8 National Championships; Most career victories in college football history; Longest tenure as coach in Black college history

Edward Temple
Tennessee St, Track and Field; Developed modern women's track. Coached 31 Olympic medalists. First Black to coach women's US Olympic Team.

H.B. `Bus' Thompson
Morris Brown/Fisk, Career Record: 526-277; 3 SIAC Championships

Robert `Bobby' Vaughan
Elizabeth City St, Career Record: 501-363; 2 CIAA Championships

Leroy T `PoBelly' Walker
Prairie View A&M / NC Central, Track and Field, 3 CIAA Championships, Coach 17 Olympic medalists, First Black to coach the men's US Olympic Team.