Jim Camp | |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1924 |
Birth Place: | Union, South Carolina, U.S. |
Death Place: | Durham, North Carolina, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1942 |
Player Team1: | Randolph–Macon |
Player Years2: | 1944–1947 |
Player Team2: | North Carolina |
Player Years3: | 1948 |
Player Team3: | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Player Positions: | Quarterback |
Coach Years1: | 1949–1950 |
Coach Team1: | North Carolina (freshmen) |
Coach Years2: | 1951–1952 |
Coach Team2: | North Carolina (backfield) |
Coach Years3: | 1953 |
Coach Team3: | Mississippi State (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1954–1960 |
Coach Team4: | Minnesota (backfield) |
Coach Years8: | 1961–1966 |
Coach Team8: | George Washington |
Coach Years9: | 1967–1969 |
Coach Team9: | UCLA (offensive assistant) |
Overall Record: | 23–34 |
Awards: | SoCon Coach of the Year (1966)[1] |
James Vernon Camp (August 8, 1924 – January 31, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at George Washington University from 1961 to 1966, compiling a record of 23–34. A native of Danville, Virginia, Camp played college footballat Randolph–Macon College in 1942 and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1944 to 1947. He played professionally for one season, in 1948, with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).[2]