Jim Coombs
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Augusta, Maine, U.S. | June 6, 1869
Died | February 22, 1935 Staten Island, New York, U.S. | (aged 65)
Alma mater | Brown University (1897)[1] |
Playing career | |
1893–1896 | Brown |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1898 | Maine |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–4 |
James Parker Coombs[2] (June 6, 1869 – February 22, 1935), also known as Big Jim or Daddy Jim, was the head coach of the University of Maine's football team in 1898 and compiled a 1–4 record.[3] Coombs later went on to be a singer in New York.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1898) | |||||||||
1898 | Maine | 1–4 | 0–4 | ||||||
Maine: | 1–4 | 0–4 | |||||||
Total: | 1–4 |
References
[edit]- ^ The ATO palm - Alpha Tau Omega - Google Books. 1899. Retrieved July 31, 2012 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Sun - Google News Archive". Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Brown alumni monthly". Retrieved July 31, 2012.
- ^ "Brown alumni monthly". Retrieved July 31, 2012.
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