Jim Freeman | |
Birth Date: | 23 January 1914 |
Birth Place: | Denbo, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Cape Coral, Florida, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1935–1937 |
Player Team1: | Indiana |
Player Positions: | Guard |
Coach Years1: | 1946–1947 |
Coach Team1: | Connecticut (line) |
Coach Years2: | 1948–1951 |
Coach Team2: | Indiana (line) |
Coach Years3: | 1956–1961 |
Coach Team3: | Ball State |
Overall Record: | 18–28–2 |
James Andrew Sirtosky (January 23, 1914 – August 11, 2015), known as Jim Freeman,[1] [2] was an American football player and coach. He was drafted in the ninth round of the 1938 NFL Draft.[3] He served as the head football coach at Ball State Teachers College—now Ball State University—from 1956 to 1961, compiling a record of 18–28–2. Born January 23, 1914,[4] he turned 100 in 2014[5] and died on August 11, 2015, aged 101.[6] [7]