| Sam Bailey | |
| Birth Date: | 29 January 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Sanibel, Florida, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Sanibel, Florida, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1944–1945 |
| Player Team2: | Georgia |
| Player Years3: | 1946–1947 |
| Player Team3: | Long Island Indians |
| Player Years4: | 1947–1948 |
| Player Team4: | Richmond Rebels |
| Player Positions: | End |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1950–1963 |
| Coach Team2: | Tampa (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1964–1967 |
| Coach Team3: | Tampa |
| Coach Sport4: | Basketball |
| Coach Years5: | 1950–1955 |
| Coach Team5: | Tampa |
| Coach Sport6: | Baseball |
| Coach Years7: | 1961–1965 |
| Coach Team7: | Tampa |
| Admin Years1: | 1967–1971 |
| Admin Team1: | Tampa |
| Overall Record: | 16–20–1 (football) 45–66 (basketball) 55–53–1 (baseball) |
Samuel M. Bailey (January 29, 1924 – September 21, 2010) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at the University of Tampa from 1964 to 1967, compiling a record of 16–20–1. He was also school's head basketball coach from 1950 to 1955, tallying a mark of 45–66,[2] and head baseball coach from 1961 to 1964, amassing a record of 55–53–1.[3] Bailey played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1946 NFL draft.[4]