Lee Floyd - Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame

Lee Floyd

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Inductee

Basketball | Coaching

Lee Floyd Mississippi Hall of Fame Inductee

Lee Floyd Stats, Bio

Born: January 19, 1921

Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS

Year Induction: 1991

Deceased : April 19, 1974

College Career

University of Texas at El Paso (1939-1943)

  • Lettered in basketball, football, swimming and gymnastics
  • All-Conference in basketball
  • Light heavyweight boxer, 13-0 record
  • Selected to represent UTEP’s All Time Team, decade of the 40’s
  • Inducted into the El Paso Sports Hall of Fame in 1974

Professional Career

Phillip 66ers

Pensacola Naval Air Station

Basketball Coaching Career

Southern Mississippi (1949-1954; 1962-1971)

  • The winningest coach at Southern Mississippi with 246 wins and 147 losses
  • First coach to select a black basketball player, Wilbert Jordan, at Southern Mississippi
  • Inducted into the Southern Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1979
  • Authored 2 basketball books

Did You Know?

Lee Floyd coached Mississippi Sports Hall of Famer, Wendell Ladner at Southern Miss.

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