Ted James (American football)
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Wymore, Nebraska, U.S. | August 8, 1906
Died | June 8, 1999 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | (aged 92)
Playing career | |
1926–1928 | Nebraska |
1929 | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
Position(s) | Center, guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1930–1932 | Kearney State |
Basketball | |
1930–1933 | Kearney State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 13–10–2 (football) 33–27 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 2 NIAA (1930) | |
Awards | |
Theodore Lawrence James (August 8, 1906 – June 8, 1999) was an American football player and coach.
Playing career
[edit]In college, James starred for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Cornhuskers from 1926 to 1928 and was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.[1] After graduating, he played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in the National Football League (NFL), appearing in 10 games in 1929.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]After playing for one year in the NFL, he became the head football coach at the University of Nebraska at Kearney from 1930 to 1932. He accumulated a record of 13–10–2 and won the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association title in 1930.[3]
During that time, he was also the head men's basketball coach for three seasons, compiling a 33–27 record.[4]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Kearney State Antelopes (Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1930–1932) | |||||||||
1930 | Kearney State | 7–0–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1931 | Kearney State | 4–5 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1932 | Kearney State | 2–5–1 | 0–3–1 | 5th | |||||
Kearney State: | 13–10–2 | 5–5–1 | |||||||
Total: | 13–10–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nebraska Football Hall of Fame". huskers.com. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "Ted James". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "UNK Football History Year-by-Year" (PDF). UNK. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ "UNK Men's Basketball Head Coaches" (PDF). UNK. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
- Nebraska–Kearney Hall of Fame bio
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