Joe Feaganes was born (July 4, 1944), and grew up in Catlettsburg, Ky. His family moved to Huntington in 1956 where he attended Vinson Junior/Senior high school, graduating in 1962 . He was a four – sport letterman in football, basketball, track and golf.

He then went on to attend Marshall University and graduated in 1967. While at Marshall, he was the Mid-American Conference Individual Champion in 1966 while being part of the 1966 MAC Championship Team. He was first team all-conference in 1966 and was named team captain his junior and senior years.

Following college, Feaganes remained a competitive golfer, as he qualified for the 1968 U.S. Amateur and in 1975 was runner up in the West Virginia Amateur Championship. He became the Men’s Golf Coach at Marshall University in 1972 and remained until his retirement in 2012. While at Marshall, Coach Feaganes accomplished many things and coached many great players. Some of his accomplishments include being named Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 1992, NCAA National Golf Committee Chairman from 1985-1990, was the president of the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) from 2003-2004. He was the coach and team leader of the USA vs. Japan Collegiate matches four times and was the coach of the Collegiate Palmer Cup three times which was a match between US College All Americans and European College Players.

Coach Feaganes was inducted into the GCAA National Golf Coaches Hall of Fame in 1999 and then was inducted into the Marshall University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2000. He was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel in 1965 and received the Distinguished West Virginian Award in 2012 Joe Feaganes has made a great impact on West Virginia golf over his lifetime as a player and coach. Marshall University’s yearly Collegiate event, is named The Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational.