Steve Traylor
| Sport(s) | Baseball, Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
February 15, 1951 Ohio |
| Alma mater |
Otterbein College (B.A., 1973) Ohio State M.A. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1969–72 | Otterbein |
| Basketball | |
| 1969–73 | Otterbein |
| Baseball | |
| 1970–73 | Otterbein |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Baseball | |
| 1974–76 | Otterbein (asst.) |
| 1981–88 | Florida Atlantic |
| 1989–99 | Duke |
| 2000–07 | Wofford |
| Men's basketball | |
| 1976–79 | Greensboro |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
Baseball: 776-668-3 Men's basketball: 30-40 |
| Tournaments |
Baseball NCAA D1: 0-2 SoCon: 5-3 ACC: 6-22 NCAA D2: 0-3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
Baseball SoCon Tournament: 2007 |
|
| Awards | |
|
Baseball ACC Coach of the Year: 1992 |
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Steve Traylor (born February 15, 1951) is an American former college baseball and basketball coach. In basketball, he was the head coach of the Greensboro Pride. In baseball, he was the head coach at Florida Atlantic, Duke, and Wofford. Traylor had 776 career wins and led both Florida Atlantic and Wofford to their first NCAA Tournaments.
Traylor played football, basketball, and baseball at both Westerville South High School and Otterbein College. At Otterbein, Traylor was a team captain and all-conference player in all three sports. After graduating from Otterbein in 1973, he attended Buffalo Bills training camp but was cut.
While working on his graduate degree at Ohio State University, Traylor served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Otterbein, from 1974 to 1976. He then coached basketball for three seasons before returning to baseball.
In 1979, Traylor got his first baseball head coaching job when Florida Atlantic (FAU) hired him to start their baseball program. The Owls, then an NAIA program, went 15-16 in their first season (1981). They then made the NAIA Tournament in 1982 and 1983, advancing to the District Championship in 1982 and as far as the Area Championship in 1983.
The Owls moved to the NCAA for the 1984 season, competing in Division II. In their first game as an NCAA member, they defeated Florida, 4-3; overall, the team went 40-15 in 1984. In 1985, the program made the NCAA Tournament for the first time. There, it was swept by Florida Southern in the best-of-five South Regional.
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