| Gene Slaughter | |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1926 |
| Birth Place: | Ironton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Capital University (1950) Marshall College (1956) |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1946–1949 |
| Player Team2: | Capital |
| Player Positions: | Center, linebacker |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1950–1951 |
| Coach Team2: | South Point HS (OH) |
| Coach Years3: | 1952–1956 |
| Coach Team3: | Jackson HS (OH) |
| Coach Years4: | 1957–1959 |
| Coach Team4: | Warren Harding HS (OH) |
| Coach Years5: | 1960 |
| Coach Team5: | Ohio State (backfield) |
| Coach Years6: | 1961–1985 |
| Coach Team6: | Capital |
| Coach Sport7: | Tennis |
| Coach Years8: | 1961–? |
| Coach Team8: | Capital |
| Admin Years1: | 1957–1959 |
| Admin Team1: | Warren HS (OH) |
| Admin Years2: | 1981–1987 |
| Admin Team2: | Capital |
| Overall Record: | 120–94–3 (college football) 84–16–3 (high school football) |
| Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
| Championships: | 1 OAC (1970) |
| Awards: | 2× OAC Coach of the Year (1964, 1970) Capital Hall of Fame (1988) |
Eugene Slaughter (May 18, 1926 – June 22, 1998) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Capital University from 1961 to 1985.
Slaughter was born on May 18, 1926, in Ironton, Ohio.[1] He attended Ironton High School and graduated in 1944. Following his graduation he served in the United States Navy during World War II. Following the war he enrolled at Capital and played center and linebacker for the Crusaders football team. He earned four letters as a member of the football team.[2]
In 1950, following Slaughter's graduation from Capital he served as the head football coach for South Point High School.[3] In two seasons he led the team to a 16–4 record.[4] In 1952, he was hired as the head football coach for Jackson High School.[5] [6] In five seasons as head coach he led the team to an overall record of 43–8–2 including a thirty-game win streak and four undefeated seasons. In 1953, he led the team to a state championship and was named Ohio's Coach of the Year.[7] In 1957, he was hired as the head football coach for Warren Harding High School. In three seasons he led the team to a 25–4–1 record and was named Ohio's high school football coach of the year in 1957 after leading the team to a state championship.[8] [9] [10] After ten years as a high school football coach he amassed an overall record of 84–16–3.[11] In 1960, Slaughter was hired as the backfield coach for Ohio State under head coach Woody Hayes.[12] [13]
In 1961, Slaughter was hired as the head football coach for his alma mater, Capital, as the successor to Jack Landrum.[14] [15] [16] [17] In 26 seasons as head coach he led the team to an overall record of 120–94–3.[18] His best season came in 1970 when he led the team to an 8–1 record and won the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. He was named Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Coach of the Year twice; in 1964 and 1970.[19] He retired following the 1985 season.[20] [21] [22]
Slaughter also coached the Capital golf team. He also served as the athletic director for Warren Harding High School from 1957 to 1957 and for Capital from 1981 to 1987.[23]
In 1988, Slaughter was inducted into the Capital Hall of Fame.[24]
Slaughter died on June 22, 1998, at the Doctors North Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, following a brief illness.[25]