21-time National Minority Coach of the Year

8-time National Minority Coach of the Year

 

SWAC Hall of Fame

Jackson State Hall of Fame

National Black Golf Hall of Fame

The Marion County Sports Hall of Fame

African American Golfer's Hall of Fame

 

Tigers were the first Black college team to qualify for the NCAA Golf Regionals  1996
21-time SWAC Coach of the Year

Edward “Eddie” Payton

August 3, 1951-

Columbia, Mississippi

Jackson State University ’73  B.S.  Mathematics & Health, Physical Ed & Recreation