Ted James (American football) explained

Ted James
Birth Date:8 August 1906
Birth Place:Wymore, Nebraska, U.S.
Death Place:Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Player Years1:1926–1928
Player Team1:Nebraska
Player Years2:1929
Player Team2:Frankford Yellow Jackets
Player Positions:Center, guard
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1930–1932
Coach Team2:Kearney State
Coach Sport3:Basketball
Coach Years4:1930–1933
Coach Team4:Kearney State
Overall Record:13–10–2 (football)
33–27 (basketball)
Championships:Football
2 NIAA (1930)
Awards:

Theodore Lawrence James (August 8, 1906 – June 8, 1999) was an American football player and coach.

Playing career

In college, James starred for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Cornhuskers from 1926 to 1928 and was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.[1] After graduating, he played for the Frankford Yellow Jackets in the National Football League (NFL), appearing in 10 games in 1929.[2]

Coaching career

After playing for one year in the NFL, he became the head football coach at the University of Nebraska at Kearney from 1930 to 1932. He accumulated a record of 13–10–2 and won the Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association title in 1930.[3]

During that time, he was also the head men's basketball coach for three seasons, compiling a 33–27 record.[4]

Head coaching record

Football

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nebraska Football Hall of Fame . huskers.com . December 25, 2017 . December 26, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171226182151/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=942138 . dead .
  2. Web site: Ted James . pro-football-reference.com. December 25, 2017.
  3. Web site: UNK Football History Year-by-Year . UNK. December 25, 2017.
  4. Web site: UNK Men's Basketball Head Coaches . UNK. December 25, 2017.