Brother Robert Hugh Haygood, Sr. was born in Macon, Georgia on January 26, 1926. He attended Hudson High School in Macon and South Carolina State College where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. He received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Maryland and completed post-graduate work at New York University. He taught Industrial Arts education at Wiley H. Bates High, Corkran and Severn River Middle Schools. After his retirement, he became very active in his church, First Baptist of Annapolis where he was a deacon. Deacon Haygood also worked as a Vocational Rehabilitation counselor. He was a charter member of Eta Eta Lambda, active with the connecting Links of Annapolis, the Banneker Douglas Museum and sang in the church choir. He served in the Army for 2 years.