Now in his 25th season (22nd as head coach), Ken Gaylord has been able to help his players move to the next level. During his 24 years as head coach, 197 players have either earned college scholarships or moved on to the minor leagues. Gaylord has posted a coaching record of 616-393-4 (.610) in his time with the Falcons and has a career record of 753-492-4 (.604) after adding the six years he spent as the head coach at Long Beach City College (1985-90). He has led his teams to the playoffs 18 times and eight South Coast Conference championships. Last season, the Falcons finished in fourth place in the South Coast Conference South Division and missed out on the post-season after a 14-26 campaign. The year before, they placed second in the conference and in the playoffs, they won their first game in a best-of-three series against Grossmont College, but suffered losses in their next two and ended their season with a 24-15 record. Back in 1995, he led the Falcons to the state championship game, which was the last time the team has reached that plateau. As a program, Cerritos still leads the state with nine state championships.

Upon his return as the head coach in 2011 after stepping down the year before to serve as an assistant coach, Gaylord guided his program to the South Coast Conference championship and berth in the Southern California Regional Playoffs. After eliminating Cuesta College in the first round of the playoffs, Gaylord and his team saw their season come to an end in the Super Regional and finished the year with a 24-16 record. Gaylord relinquished the head coaching duties in 2010 so he could visit his two sons playing collegiate baseball. At the time, his older son Adam, was a senior at Stanford University while younger son Brian was a junior at Lewis & Clark State College. It marked the second time Gaylord has relinquished the head coaching duties, as he did so in 2003 when he took a one year sabbatical.

With 31 years as a community college head coach, Gaylord eclipsed the 700-win plateau and currently ranks 10th on the all-time list with his 753 career wins and is fifth on the active list. He hit the 700-win mark on March 4, 2015 with a 4-3 conference win at Pasadena City College. In addition to the 197 players that have moved onto the next level, there are currently 24 former Falcons who are still active, either at the college or pro level. In addition, 18 former players under Gaylord are now coaching at different levels, including both of his assistant coaches.

Gaylord is a former Falcon who was a two-time All-South Coast Conference selection at first base and helped Cerritos to consecutive State Championships and a combined 75-8 record. Gaylord began his coaching career in 1977 as an assistant at Mayfair High, where he prepped. After one season he moved to UCLA as an assistant from 1978-84, and then landed at Long Beach City College as their head coach from 1985-90.

While at LBCC, Gaylord compiled a 137-99 record while guiding the Vikings to three Metropolitan Conference championships in his six seasons. He was also named the conference's Coach of the Year in both 1985 and 1986, while earning the same award for the South Coast Conference in 1989. Gaylord has been named the conference’s Coach of the Year while at Cerritos in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2011 and 2014.

Gaylord's playing career began at Mayfair High, where he was a three-year varsity letterman in baseball, basketball and football. Most of his success came on the diamond, where he was an all-league choice and earned his team's Most Valuable Player Award. Upon entering Cerritos College, Gaylord earned the starting role at first base, where he was named All-SCC and batted .380. In his sophomore season, Gaylord earned yet another All-SCC selection, as he batted .379 and was the team's Most Valuable Player and Team Captain. He then moved on to UCLA for his next two seasons and was named 1st Team All-PAC 8 as a senior.

Gaylord received his Bachelors of Science degree in Physical Education from Long Beach State, and his Master's Degree in Physical Education from Azusa Pacific University.

He and his wife Debbie have three children; Jennifer (31); Adam (30) and Brian (28), while he resides in La Mirada.