Jim Lookabaugh | |
Birth Date: | 16 June 1902 |
Birth Place: | Watonga, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Death Place: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1924 |
Player Team2: | Oklahoma A&M |
Player Sport3: | Basketball |
Player Years4: | 1925–1926 |
Player Team4: | Oklahoma A&M |
Player Sport5: | Baseball |
Player Years6: | 1925 |
Player Team6: | Oklahoma A&M |
Coach Years1: | 1925–1929 |
Coach Team1: | Jet HS (OK) |
Coach Years2: | 1930–1938 |
Coach Team2: | Capitol Hill HS (OK) |
Coach Years3: | 1939–1949 |
Coach Team3: | Oklahoma A&M |
Overall Record: | 58–41–6 (college) |
Bowl Record: | 2–1 |
Championships: | 1 national (1945) 3 MVC (1944–1945, 1948) |
Edwin Maurice "Jim" Lookabaugh (June 16, 1902 – May 13, 1982) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known as Oklahoma State University–Stillwater—from 1939 to 1949, compiling a record of 58–41–6. Lookabaugh's 1945 Oklahoma A&M team went a perfect 9–0, winning the first national championship for Oklahoma A&M.
Lookabaugh was alumnus of Oklahoma A&M, lettering in baseball, basketball, and football. He is one of three head football coaches at Oklahoma State to have played for Oklahoma State, along with Floyd Gass and current head coach Mike Gundy. From 1925 to 1929, he coached at Jet High School, and from 1930 to 1938, he coached at Capitol Hill High School. He is a member of the OSU Alumni Hall of Fame, the OSU Athletic Hall of Fame, and the National Football Hall of Fame.
After retiring from coach in 1950, Lookabaugh worked in real estate and investments. He was the chairman of Oklahoma City's Urban Renewal Authority and served on other civic improvement committees for the city. He died in Oklahoma City, on May 13, 1982.[1]