Jubie Barton Bragg (February 17, 1876 – November 26, 1947) was an

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coach and college athletic administrator. He was the first head football coach at

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. Bragg coached the team off and on from 1907 through 1930 and has also served as head coach of Alabama's

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, leading that school to shared

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s in 1920 and 1921. His son, Eugene J. Bragg, was head football coach at Florida A&M from 1934 to 1935. Bragg was a charter member of

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fraternity's Beta Nu chapter on the campus of Florida A&M. Bragg died on November 26, 1947, in Tallahassee. Florida A&M's football stadium,

Bragg Memorial Stadium Bragg Memorial Stadium is a 25,500-seat football stadium in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It opened in 1957 and was renovated in 1982. It is home to the Florida A&M Rattlers football team. History Built in 1957, Bragg Memorial Stadium is h ...

, is named in his honor.

References

1876 births 1947 deaths Florida A&M Rattlers and Lady Rattlers athletic directors Florida A&M Rattlers football coaches Jackson State Tigers football coaches Talladega Tornadoes football coaches {{1900s-collegefootball-coach-stub