T. L. Bayne

Thomas Levingston Bayne Jr. (July 25, 1865 – August 21, 1934) was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, and attorney. He served as the first head football coach at Tulane 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 of New Orleans with an inter-club game in 1892. The younger Bayne attended Yale University and graduated as a member of the Class of 1887. In 1888, Bayne joined his father's law firm, Denègre & Bayne. The Southern Club won, 6–0, before a crowd of 2,000 spectators in cold and rainy conditions. That season, he arranged for his team to play Louisiana State on November 25 at Sportsman's Park in New Orleans. It was the initial season of football for LSU, and he made several trips to Baton Rouge to assist chemistry professor Charles E. Coates coach a team of cadets. Before the game, Bayne discovered that Coates was not available for the contest. He was compensated with a green umbrella.

From 1894 to 1895, Bayne coached the Tulane baseball team alongside Jack Dowling. After a one-year hiatus in which Fred 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.

Death Bayne died on August 21, 1934.

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