Earl Wight Explained

Earl Wight
Alma Mater:UC Berkeley (M.A., 1920)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1944
Coach Team2:Fresno State
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1919–1920
Coach Team4:California (freshmen)
Coach Years5:1920–1924
Coach Team5:California
Coach Sport6:Baseball
Coach Years7:1944–1946
Coach Team7:Fresno State
Admin Years1:1924–1947
Admin Team1:Fresno State
Overall Record:0–6 (football)
64–20 (basketball)

Earl Hervie Wight was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Fresno State Normal School—now known as California State University, Fresno—in 1944, compiling a record of 0–6. Wight was also the head basketball coach at the University of California, Berkeley from 1920 to 1924, tallying a mark of 64—20. He was hired by Fresno State in 1924 as athletic director and served in that role until 1947.[1] Wight attended Pomona College in Claremont, California, where he played football, basketball, and baseball.[2] He also earned a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1920.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. News: . Earl Wight To Take Post With Fresno . . . October 23, 1924 . 18 . January 4, 2020 . .
  2. News: . Earl Wight Made Bear State Coach . . . August 22, 1920 . 8 . January 4, 2020 . .
  3. Book: General Catalog. California State University, Fresno. 1913. January 6, 2020.