| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1865-07-25)July 25, 1865 Cambridge, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | August 21, 1934(1934-08-21) (aged 69) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1884 | Yale |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1893 | Tulane |
| 1893 | LSU (assistant) |
| 1895 | Tulane |
| Baseball | |
| 1894–1895 | Tulane |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–4 (football) |
Thomas Levingston Bayne Jr. (July 25, 1865 – August 21, 1934) was anAmerican football player, coach of football andbaseball, and attorney. He served as the first head football coach atTulane University in 1893 and returned for a second season in 1895. Bayne was responsible for helping to introduce the sport of football to the city ofNew Orleans with an inter-club game in 1892.[1] In 1893, he helped establish the intercollegiate program atLouisiana State University.[2] He also coached the baseball team at Tulane for two seasons.
A native ofNew Orleans, Bayne was born the son of Thomas Levingston Bayne, a reputable lawyer of the city, formerConfederate Army lieutenant colonel, and son-in-law ofAlabama governorJohn Gayle.[3][4] The younger Bayne attendedYale University and graduated as a member of the Class of 1887.[5] In 1884, he played on theYale football team as aquarterback.[5] In 1888, Bayne joined his father's law firm, Denègre & Bayne.[4]
On December 31, 1892, Bayne and his brother,Hugh Aiken Bayne, organized the Southern Club to play a football game against a club fromBirmingham, Alabama, atAudubon Park in New Orleans.[1]The Southern Club won, 6–0, before a crowd of 2,000 spectators in cold and rainy conditions.[4]
In 1893, he coachedTulane's first intercollegiate football team to a 1–2 record.[6] That season, he arranged for his team to playLouisiana State on November 25 atSportsman's Park in New Orleans.[2] It was the initial season of football for LSU, and he made several trips toBaton Rouge to assist chemistry professorCharles E. Coates coach a team of cadets.[2][7] Before the game, Bayne discovered that Coates was not available for the contest.[8] Bayne agreed to coach both teams, and also handled ticket sales, construction of thegoal posts, andofficiating duties.[8] He was compensated with a greenumbrella.[7][8] Tulane won, 34–0,[6] which prompted theChicago Daily Tribune to remark in 1955 that "Bayne's Tulane team whipped Bayne's L. S. U. team."[9]
From 1894 to 1895, Bayne coached theTulane baseball team alongside Jack Dowling.[10]After a one-year hiatus in whichFred Sweet coached the football team, Bayne returned to take the helm for the 1895 season. He coached Tulane to a 3–2 record, and finished his tenure with a final record of 4–4.[6] That year, he also served as the team captain of the Southern Club.[11]
Bayne died on August 21, 1934.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Olive and Blue(Independent)(1893) | |||||||||
| 1893 | Tulane | 1–2 | |||||||
| Tulane Olive and Blue(Independent)(1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Tulane | 3–2 | |||||||
| Tulane: | 4–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–4 | ||||||||