Jim Coombs | |
Birth Date: | 6 June 1869 |
Birth Place: | Augusta, Maine, U.S. |
Death Place: | Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | Brown University (1897)[1] |
Player Years1: | 1893–1896 |
Player Team1: | Brown |
Player Positions: | Center |
Coach Years1: | 1898 |
Coach Team1: | Maine |
Overall Record: | 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]