John J. Tigert

John J. Tigert

Infobox Person
name = John Tigert


image_size =
caption =John J. Tigert
birth_date = February 11, 1882
birth_place = Tennessee
death_date = January 21, 1965
education = Bachelors Vanderbilt University
occupation = Administrator
spouse =

John J. Tigert (born February 11, 1882 in Bell Buckle, Tennessee - died January 21, 1965 in Gainesville, Florida) was the president of the University of Florida from 1928 to 1947. He did his undergraduate work at Vanderbilt University and was a Rhodes Scholar at Pembroke College, Oxford.

Prior to going to Florida, Tigert was a professor of Philosophy as well as athletic director at the University of Kentucky. He also was a head basketball and football coach at UK. He was basketball coach in 1913 and again from 1916 to 1917. His record as a basketball coach as 17-15. Tigert was football coach from 1915 to 1916. During his tenure he compiled a 11-5-0 record.

Tigert Hall, the main administrative building at the University of Florida, is named for him.

References

* [http://www.president.ufl.edu/pastPres/tigert.htm University of Florida: John J. Tigert]

External links

* [http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Coaches/John_J_Tigert.html basketball stats at BigBlueHistory.com]
* [http://www.president.ufl.edu/pastPres/tigert.htm Bio at University of Florida]
* [http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ufdc/?g=foto&m=hrbh&t=tigert Photos of Tigert and Tigert Hall] from the University of Florida Digital Collections


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