Q:Facts: - sport: basketball - death place: martin , tennessee - player team: ut -- martin murray state oklahoma a & m - death date: 01 december 1995 - coach team: oklahoma -- martin a & m -lrb- assistant -rrb- alabama ut - player years: 1935 1936 -- 1938 1943 -- 1944 - coach years: 1939 -- 1940 1946 -- 1952 1952 -- 1971 - birth date: 05 september 1914 - player positions: center - name: floyd burdette - overall record: 278 -- 260 - birth place: martin , tennessee - alma mater: murray state oklahoma a & m Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of floyd burdette .
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floyd burdette -lrb- september 5 , 1914 -- december 1 , 1995 -rrb- was a former head coach for both the alabama and tennessee -- martin skyhawks men 's basketball teams .born in martin , tennessee , burdette played college basketball for one season at ut junior college and three at murray state university from 1935 to 1938 .in all four season he competed , burdette led his team in scoring and was an all-conference selection .he then attended oklahoma a&m where he both coached and played in 1944 before he began his head coaching career .