| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1920-06-23)June 23, 1920 Gadsden, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 1995(1995-03-08) (aged 74) Apopka, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Howard College (AL) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1949–1953 | Howard (AL) |
| 1955–1957 | Austin Peay (backfield) |
| 1958–1959 | Austin Peay |
| 1963–1965 | Los Fresnos HS (TX) |
| 1966 | Trinity (TX) (backfield) |
| 1967–1969 | Trinity (TX) |
| Basketball | |
| 1950–1955 | Howard (AL) |
| Baseball | |
| 1952–1955 | Howard (AL) |
| 1962–1963 | Texas–Pan American |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1954 | Howard (AL) |
| 1963–1966 | Los Fresnos HS (TX) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 30–61–1 (college football) 71–73 (college basketball) 60–49 (college baseball) |
Earl Lloyd Gartman (June 23, 1920 – March 8, 1995) was anAmerican football,basketball, andbaseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Howard College—now known asSamford University—inHomewood, Alabama from 1949 to 1953, atAustin Peay State University from 1958 to 1959, and atTrinity University inSan Antonio, Texas from 1967 to 1969, compiling a careercollege football record of 30–61–1. Gartman was also the head basketball coach at Howard from 1950 to 1955, tallying a mark of 71–73. He was the head baseball coach at Howard from 1952 to 1955 and at theUniversity of Texas–Pan American from 1962 to 1963, amassing a careercollege baseball record of 60–49.
Gartman graduated fromHoward College and earned a master's degree at George Peabody College, now known asPeabody College, a part ofVanderbilt University.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Bulldogs(Dixie Conference)(1949–1953) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Howard | 4–5 | 2–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1950 | Howard | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1951 | Howard | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| 1952 | Howard | 5–4 | |||||||
| 1953 | Howard | 1–8 | |||||||
| Howard: | 14–28–1 | ||||||||
| Austin Peay Governors(Volunteer State Athletic Conference)(1958–1959) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Austin Peay | 3–7 | |||||||
| 1959 | Austin Peay | 1–9 | |||||||
| Austin Peay: | 4–16 | ||||||||
| Trinity Tigers(Southland Conference)(1967–1969) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Trinity | 3–7 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1968 | Trinity | 5–4 | 2–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1969 | Trinity | 4–6 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Trinity: | 12–17 | 5–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 30–61–1 | ||||||||
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Bulldogs()(1952–1955) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Howard | 11–9 | |||||||
| 1953 | Howard | 9–6 | |||||||
| 1954 | Howard | 9–12 | |||||||
| 1955 | Howard | 11–6 | |||||||
| Howard: | 40–33 | ||||||||
| Pan American Broncs(Independent)(1962–1963) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Pan American | 7–9 | |||||||
| 1963 | Pan American | 13–7 | |||||||
| Pan American: | 20–16 | ||||||||
| Total: | 60–49 | ||||||||
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