Jake Gaither
Alonzo Smith Jake Gaither was the head football coach at Florida AampM University foryears, and amassed one of the best winning records of any college football coach.
Gaither was born in 1903 in Dayton, Tennessee. His father was a preacher, and as a youth Gaither expected to also become a preacher. He graduated from Knoxville College, where he had played football, in 1927. Gaithers father died around that time, and Gaither became a high school football coach to help support his family. Gaither later completed a masters degree at Ohio State University in 1937.
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