W. L. Golightly

American basketball coach
W. L. Golightly
W. L. Golightly during his time at Texas Tech
Biographical details
Born(1900-02-19)February 19, 1900
Crowley, Texas, U.S.
DiedSeptember 3, 1974(1974-09-03) (aged 74)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930Texas Tech (assistant)
Basketball
1930–1931Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall11–9

William Leslie "Crip" Golightly (February 19, 1900 – September 3, 1974) was a college basketball head coach.[1]

Texas Tech

Golightly coached the Texas Tech Matadors basketball team (now known as the Red Raiders) during the 1930–31 season. His record with the team is 11–9.[2][3] Golightly also served as an assistant football coach at Texas Tech under Pete Cawthon during the 1930 season.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://collections.swco.ttu.edu/bitstream/handle/10605/11491/The%20Toreador_April%2030,%201931.pdf?sequence=1 [dead link]
  2. ^ "Texas Tech University Directory". The Sports Network. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech-Knight". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  4. ^ "2010 Texas Tech Red Raiders Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University. p. 68. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders head basketball coaches
  • Grady Higginbotham (1925–1927)
  • Victor Payne (1927–1930)
  • W. L. Golightly (1930–1931)
  • Dell Morgan (1931–1934)
  • Virgil Ballard (1934–1935)
  • Berl Huffman (1935–1942)
  • Polk Robison (1942–1946)
  • Berl Huffman (1946–1947)
  • Polk Robison (1948–1961)
  • Gene Gibson (1961–1969)
  • Bob Bass (1969–1970)
  • Gerald Myers (1971–1991)
  • James Dickey (1991–2001)
  • Bob Knight (2001–2008)
  • Pat Knight (2008–2011)
  • Billy Gillispie (2011–2012)
  • Chris Walker # (2012–2013)
  • Tubby Smith (2013–2016)
  • Chris Beard (2016–2021)
  • Mark Adams (2021–2023)
  • Grant McCasland (2023–)

# denotes interim head coach


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