Jim Garrett

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James W. (Jim) Garrett was a football player, coach, and scout. He starred as a fullback and linebacker for Rutherford High School (NJ) (1944-48) and as a running back in college at Utah State University. He had a short-lived pro career as a fullback with the Philadelphia Eagles (1954) and New York Giants (1956). He began coaching at the Coast Guard Academy and Lehigh University and found success as head coach at Susquehanna University (1960-65), leading them to a 39-11-1 record which included undefeated seasons in 1961 and 1962. He spent most of the next forty years in the NFL as an assistant coach with the New York Giants (1970-73), New Orleans Saints (1976-77), and Cleveland Browns (running backs 1978-84), as well as head coach of the Houston Texans of the fledgling WFL (1974). His last coaching job as head coach of Columbia University in 1985 was fraught with controversy as the team went 0-10 and accusations of verbal and physical abuse surfaced.[1]. After the season, his sons John, Jason and Judd transferred to Princeton University.[2] From 1987-2003, and also in 1969, he served as a scout for the Dallas Cowboys.

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Jim and his wife Jane (Lentz) are the parents of eight children, Jim III, Jane, Jennifer, Janine, Jill, John, Jason, and Judd, and grandparents of twenty-seven grandchildren. His sons John, Jason, and Judd played and coached in the NFL. John and Jason are assistant coaches with the Dallas Cowboys, Judd is an assistant coach with the St. Louis Rams, and Jim III coaches high school football.
In 2001, Susquehanna University named their new sports complex in his honor.
Inducted into the Rutherford High School (NJ) Athletic Hall of Fame (1996).