Robert Braddy

Robert Braddy, Sr.

• School Jackson State College

• Born January 9, 1941

Biographical Information

Robert Braddy was a very successful college coach.

He was All-Southwestern Athletic Conference as a pitcher at Jackson State then coached at Florence High School. He returned to Jackson State as head coach from 1973-2000, winning a SWAC-record 824 games. He won SWAC Coach of the Year nine times. Among the major leaguers he developed were Oil Can Boyd, Dave Clark, Wes Chamberlain, Curt Ford and Marvin Freeman. He also spent time as Jackson State's Athletic Director. In 2016, he was named to the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

Sources: Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Jackson State University

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1973	Jackson State College	27-10	14-3	NAIA District Tournaments
1974	Jackson State College	26-9
1975	Jackson State University	27-13		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1976	Jackson State University	29-14-1	8-8	NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1977	Jackson State University	42-16		SWAC / NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1978	Jackson State University	52-12	11-4	SWAC / NAIA District Tournaments
1979	Jackson State University	35-13		SWAC / NAIA District Tournaments
1980	Jackson State University	31-13	8-3	SWAC
1981	Jackson State University	38-23-1		SWAC
1982	Jackson State University	34-20	14-1	SWAC / CWS Regionals
1983	Jackson State University	23-20
1984	Jackson State University	23-33	13-5	SWAC
1985	Jackson State University	20-33-1	10-8	SWAC
1986	Jackson State University	34-20	16-2	SWAC / CWS Regionals
1987	Jackson State University	28-20	16-5	SWAC
1988	Jackson State University	24-25	15-9	SWAC
1989	Jackson State University	33-16-1	17-1	SWAC / CWS Regionals
1990	Jackson State University	33-16	17-1	SWAC
1991	Jackson State University	23-20	12-4	SWAC
1992	Jackson State University	25-26	14-9	SWAC
1993	Jackson State University	27-18	15-3	SWAC
1994	Jackson State University	30-26	16-7	SWAC
1995	Jackson State University	23-26	14-4	SWAC
1996	Jackson State University	23-20	16-2	SWAC
1997	Jackson State University	18-17	13-5	SWAC
1998	Jackson State University	29-20-1	22-2	SWAC
1999	Jackson State University	33-20	20-4	SWAC
2000	Jackson State University	26-30	17-11	SWAC / CWS Regionals