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Claude Randolph Taylor was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, Tillotson College—now a part of Huston–Tillotson University—in Austin, Texas, Bluefield State College in Bluefield, West Virginia, and Kentucky State College for Negroes—now known as Kentucky State University—in Frankfort, Kentucky. Taylor was also the head basketball coach at Johnson C. Smith for one season, in 1928–29, tallying a mark of 6–11.

C. Randy Taylor

Biographical details
Alma mater	Ohio State University
Playing career
Football
1924–1926	Tufts
Basketball
c. 1925	Tufts
Track
c. 1925	Tufts
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927	Johnson C. Smith (assistant)
1928	Johnson C. Smith
1937–1938	Tillotson
1941–1942	Bluefield State
1947–1950	Kentucky State
Basketball
1928–1929	Johnson C. Smith
1936–1939	Tillotson
Head coaching record
Bowls	1–0

Early life and college

Taylor was a native of Harlem in New York City. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School, where starred in football and track.[1] He then matriculated at Tufts College—now known as Tufts University—where he played football and basketball and ran track, before graduating in 1927 with a Bachelor of Science degree. As a senior, he was named the school's best all-around athlete.[2]

Coaching career

Taylor was the tenth head football coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky, serving four seasons, from 1947 to 1950, and compiling a record of 21–17–2.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (Independent) (1928)
1928	Johnson C. Smith	4–4
Johnson C. Smith:		4–4
Tillotson Eagles () (1937–1938)
1937	Tillotson
1938	Tillotson
Tillotson:
Bluefield State Big Blues (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1941–1942)
1941	Bluefield State	5–3	4–3	4th
1942	Bluefield State	4–1–3	2–1–3	3rd
Bluefield State:		9–4–3	6–4–3
Kentucky State Thorobreds (Midwest Athletic Association) (1947–1950)
1947	Kentucky State	5–5
1948	Kentucky State	7–2–1			W Vulcan
1949	Kentucky State	6–4
1950	Kentucky State	4–5–1
Kentucky State:		22–16–2
Total:

References

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