Jim Grantham | |
Birth Place: | Llano, Texas, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | University of Alabama (1947) |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1943–1946 |
Player Team2: | Alabama |
Player Sport3: | Track and field |
Player Years4: | 1943–1946 |
Player Team4: | Alabama |
Player Positions: | Split end, defensive end (football) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1947 |
Coach Team2: | Aliceville HS (AL) |
Coach Years3: | 1948–1950 |
Coach Team3: | Peekskill Military Academy (NY) (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1951–1954 |
Coach Team4: | Troy State |
Coach Years5: | 1955–1957 |
Coach Team5: | Rutherford HS (NJ) |
Coach Years6: | 1958–1959 |
Coach Team6: | Hasbrouck Heights HS (NJ) |
Coach Years7: | 1960–after 1966 |
Coach Team7: | Hicksville HS (NY) |
Coach Sport8: | Baseball |
Coach Years9: | 1951–1953 |
Coach Team9: | Troy State |
Overall Record: | 11–23–1 (college football) 9–1 (high school football; Aliceville) |
James Grantham (born) was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Troy State Teachers College—now known as Troy University—from 1951 to 1954.[1] [2] He was the head football coach for Aliceville High School in 1947,[3] Rutherford High School from 1955 to 1957,[4] Hasbrouck Heights High School from 1958 to 1959,[5] [6] and Hicksville High School.[7] He also coached for Peekskill Military Academy. He played college football for Alabama as a split end and defensive end.[8]