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Pop Wagoner

  • Class
    1949
  • Induction
    1984
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Baseball, Basketball, Men
William R. “Pop” Wagoner was the first person to be awarded letters in three sports from Livingston University following World War II. Wagoner graduated from Livingston in 1949 and received his Master’s degree in 1953 from Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn. He then moved to Florida where he served as head football coach and athletic director at Apalachicola High for 32 years. He recorded 188 wins as a football coach at Apalachicola High and won the State Championship in 1968. He also coached baseball for 31 years and basketball for 20 years. He served on the Florida Athletic Association Board of Directors for 18 years, and received a life membership in that organization for outstanding contributions to Florida’s athletic programs.
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