Fred T. Long
Male, Deceased Person
1896 – 1966
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Who was Fred T. Long?
Fred Thomas "Pop" "Pops" "Big" Long was an African American professional baseball player in the Negro Leagues and a college football coach. He was the head football coach at four historically black colleges and universities in Texas between 1921 and 1965, compiling a career record of 227–151–31. He was the head coach at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas for 35 years from 1923 to 1947 and again from 1956 to 1965. He led the Wiley Wildcats football team to three black college football national championships in 1928, 1932, and 1945.
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- Born
- Jan 22, 1896
Decatur - Also known as
- Fred Long
- Education
- Millikin University
- Died
- Mar 23, 1966
Texas
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on July 23, 2013
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