 Wagoner was the head basketball coach at Kent State from 1925 to 1933, tallying a mark of 43–81, and the school's head baseball coach from 1926 to 1933, amassing a record of 27–34.He was the Kent State's athletic director from 1925 to 1933 and also coached track and tennis there.Wagoner was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and attended Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.