James Morrison (American football)
American football player, coach, and physician (1871–1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with James L. Morrison.
James Morrison (November 2, 1871 – May 15, 1939)[2] was an American college football player, coach, and physician. He served as the head football coach at Add-Ran Christian University—now known as Texas Christian University (TCU)—in 1898 and at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Tech—in 1899, compiling a career college football record of 5–4–1. Morrison graduated from the University of Virginia with a medical degree in 1898.[3] He was later a pioneering otolaryngologist specialist in the south.
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Born | (1871-11-02)November 2, 1871 Lexington, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | May 15, 1939(1939-05-15) (aged 67) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Virginia (1898)[1] |
Playing career | |
1897 | Virginia |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1898 | Add-Ran Christian |
1899 | VPI |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–4–1 |
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