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Boydson Howard Baird (December 12, 1918 – January 24, 2010) was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team from 1952 to 1957.[1] In Southern Conference play, he guided his teams to a cumulative 35–41 record. Overall, Baird finished 51–73 in his five seasons as coach.[1]

Boydson Baird

Baird in the 1950–51 season
Biographical details
Born	(1918-12-12)December 12, 1918 Kilbourne, Ohio
Died	January 24, 2010(2010-01-24) (aged 91) Knoxville, Tennessee
Playing career
1937–1941	Maryville (TN) (football, basketball, baseball, track)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1953–1958	William & Mary (assistant)
1959–1963	Maryville (TN)
1973	Maryville (TN)
Basketball
1949–1952	Davidson
1952–1957	William & Mary
19??–19??	Maryville (TN)
Baseball
1967	Maryville (TN)
1970–1974	Maryville
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1959–1975	Maryville (TN)
Head coaching record
Overall	27–23 (football) 75–126 (basketball) 81–66 (baseball)

Head coaching record

Basketball

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Davidson Wildcats (Southern Conference) (1949–1952)
1949–50	Davidson	10–16	6–12	10th
1950–51	Davidson	7–19	5–15	14th
1951–52	Davidson	7–18	4–15	15th
Davidson:		24–53 (.312)	15–42 (.263)
William & Mary Indians[2] (Southern Conference) (1952–1957)
1952–53	William & Mary	10–13	6–13	12th
1953–54	William & Mary	9–4	6–5	5th
1954–55	William & Mary	11–14	7–5	6th
1955–56	William & Mary	12–14	9–7	5th
1956–57	William & Mary	9–18	7–11	6th
William & Mary:		51–73 (.411)	35–41 (.461)
Total:		75–126 (.373)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

External links

• Boydson Baird at Find a Grave

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