Burdette was an All-SIAA basketball player in 1936, 1937, and 1938. He led the Murray team in scoring each of those years. He was a co-captain of the 1938 team. During his three years of varsity play, Murray won 72 games and lost only nine. He is a former head coach at the University of Alabama, and presently head coach at University of Tennessee, Martin Branch. (Ledger & Times, May 26, 1967)
Hall of Fame Class of 1965 & 1967
Left to Right: Harlan Brodie, Walter Wells, John Powless, Joe Fulks, Floyd Burdette, Willard Bagwell, Howard Allen, and Hugh May
