T. D. Upshaw

American football coach, educator, and principal
T. D. Upshaw
Biographical details
Born(1902-08-08)August 8, 1902
Tennessee, U.S.
DiedMay 1970 (aged 67)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1930–1931Tennessee A&I
Head coaching record
Overall3–4

Taz David Upshaw (August 8, 1902 – May 1970[1]) was an educator, principal,[2] and American football coach. He was the seventh head football coach at Tennessee A&I State College—now known as Tennessee State University—in Nashville, Tennessee and he held that position from 1930 until 1931, compiling a record of 3–4.[3]

References

  1. ^ "United States Social Security Death Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Brooke, Ted O. (Fall 1978). "Notes and News" (PDF). Upshaw Family Journal. V (4): 86. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Tennessee State University coaching records Archived July 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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Tennessee State Tigers head football coaches
  • Buck Hunt (1916)
  • No team (1917–1921)
  • Joe E. Scruggs (1922–1924)
  • George Davenport (1925–1926)
  • Caesar Felton Gayles (1927)
  • Harry Long (1928)
  • Alton Jackson (1929)
  • T. D. Upshaw (1930–1931)
  • Unknown (1932)
  • Walter S. Davis (1933–1936)
  • Reuben A. Munday (1937–1938)
  • Lawrence Simmons (1939)
  • No team (1940–1943)
  • Henry Kean (1944–1954)
  • Howard C. Gentry (1955–1960)
  • Lawrence Simmons (1961–1962)
  • John Merritt (1963–1983)
  • William A. Thomas (1984–1988)
  • Joe Gilliam Sr. (1989–1992)
  • Bill Davis (1993–1995)
  • L. C. Cole (1996–1999)
  • James Reese (2000–2004)
  • James Webster (2005–2009)
  • Rod Reed (2010–2021)
  • Eddie George (2021– )


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