Earl C. "Billy" Hayes (November 21, 1884 – December 16, 1943) was an
American football,
basketball, and
track and field coach. Hayes served as the head football coach at Mississippi A&M (now known as
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Unive ...
) from the 1914 to 1916 seasons. During his three-season tenure, he compiled an overall record of 15 wins, 8 losses and 2 ties (15–8–2).
At A&M he also served as the head basketball coach from 1912 to 1924 and compiled an overall record of 124 wins and 54 losses (124–54). From 1924 to 1943, he coached track and field at
Indiana University Bloomington. Hayes was also the head football coach at Indiana from 1931 to 1933, compiling a record of 6–14–4. He died of pneumonia at age 59 on December 16, 1943 in
Bloomington, Indiana.
Head coaching record
Football
Basketball
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1884 births
1943 deaths
Albion College alumni
Basketball coaches from Indiana
Indiana Hoosiers football coaches
Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball coaches
Mississippi State Bulldogs football coaches
Indiana Hoosiers track and field coaches
People from Jefferson County, Indiana
Deaths from pneumonia in Indiana
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