Virgil Ledbetter|
| Born | (1918-03-07)March 7, 1918
Dora, Alabama, U.S. |
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| Died | August 11, 1967(1967-08-11) (aged 49) |
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| 1939–1942 | Howard (AL) |
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| 1946 | Arkansas State |
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| 1956 | Howard (AL) (assistant) |
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| 1957–1958 | Howard (AL) |
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| 1959–1962 | Howard (AL) (assistant) |
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| 1955–1959 | Howard (AL) |
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| 1963–1965 | Howard (AL) |
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| 1956–1965 | Howard (AL) |
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| Overall | 6–10–1 (football) |
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Virgil Chapel Ledbetter (March 7, 1918 – August 11, 1967) was an American college football, college basketball, and college baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Samford University (then known as Howard University) in Homewood, Alabama from 1957 to 1958, compiling a record of 6–10–1. Ledbetter was also the school's head baseball coach from 1956 to 1965.
Head coaching record
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Team
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Overall
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Conference |
Standing
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Bowl/playoffs
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| Howard Bulldogs (Independent) (1957–1958)
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| 1957
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Howard
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4–5 |
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| 1958
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Howard
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1–5–1 |
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| Howard:
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6–10–1 |
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| Total: |
6–10–1 |
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References
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- Walter T. O'Hara (1903)
- Houston Gwin (1903)
- No team (1904)
- Davis F. Stakely (1905)
- John Counselman (1906–1908)
- Winton M. Blount (1908)
- John B. Longwell (1909)
- James C. Donnelly (1910)
- John B. Longwell (1911)
- B. L. Noojin (1912–1914)
- Eugene Caton (1915)
- John B. Longwell (1916–1917)
- C. W. Streit (1917)
- Maxwell James (1918)
- Chester C. Dillon (1919)
- Robert C. Marshall (1920–1921)
- Harris G. Cope (1922–1923)
- Jenks Gillem (1924–1926)
- Chester C. Dillon (1927–1928)
- Eddie McLane (1929–1933)
- Clyde Propst (1934)
- Billy Bancroft (1935–1939)
- William C. White (1940–1941)
- No team (1942)
- Euil Snider (1943)
- Bub Walker (1944–1945)
- No team (1946–1947)
- Ted McCrary (1948)
- Earl Gartman (1949–1953)
- William C. White (1954)
- Howard Foote (1955–1956)
- Virgil Ledbetter (1957–1958)
- Bobby Bowden (1959–1962)
- Bubba Scott (1963–1965)
- John Lee Armstrong (1966–1968)
- Wayne Grubb (1969–1973)
- No team (1974–1983)
- Kim Alsop (1984–1986)
- Terry Bowden (1987–1992)
- Chan Gailey (1993)
- Pete Hurt (1994–2001)
- Bill Gray (2001–2006)
- Pat Sullivan (2007–2014)
- Chris Hatcher (2015–2025)
- Scot Sloan # (2025)
- John Grass (2026– )
# denotes interim head coach
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Samford Bulldogs men's basketball head coaches |
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- No coach (1901–1905)
- No team (1905–1916)
- John B. Longwell (1916–1917)
- R. F. Mitchell (1917–1918)
- Chester C. Dillon (1918–1920)
- Robert C. Marshall (1920–1922)
- No team (1922–1923)
- George Yarbrough (1923–1924)
- Toby Stubbs (1924–1925)
- Chester C. Dillon (1925–1927)
- Eddie McLane (1927–1931)
- Wilbur Eaton (1931–1932)
- Eddie McLane (1932–1934)
- Billy Bancroft (1934–1938)
- Jim Stuart (1938–1942)
- Snitz Snider (1942–1943)
- No team (1943–1946)
- Donald Lance (1946–1947)
- Herman Roberson (1947–1950)
- Earl Gartman (1950–1955)
- Virgil Ledbetter (1955–1959)
- Walt Barnes (1959–1963)
- Virgil Ledbetter (1963–1965)
- John Edwards (1965–1968)
- Van Washer (1968–1972)
- Ron Harris (1972–1975)
- Fred Crowell (1975–1979)
- Cliff Wettig (1979–1981)
- Mike Hanks (1981–1984)
- Mel Hankinson (1984–1987)
- Ed McLean (1987–1991)
- John Brady (1991–1997)
- Jimmy Tillette (1997–2012)
- Bennie Seltzer (2012–2014)
- Scott Padgett (2014–2020)
- Bucky McMillan (2020–2025)
- Lennie Acuff (2025– )
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