Jim Acree
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| Jim Acree | ||
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| Born | c. 1931 | |
| Place of birth |  Maud, OK |
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| Career highlights | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1952-1953 | Oklahoma | |
| Position | C | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1958-1959 1960-1966 1967-1969 1970-1977 |
Bonham HS Corsicana HS Texas Tech (Assist.) Midland Lee HS |
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James D. “Jim” Acree (born c. 1931 in Maud, Oklahoma) was a famed high school football coach. He is partically known for his years at Corsicana High School in Corsicana, Texas, where he won a 3-A state championship in 1963, and at Robert E. Lee High School in Midland, Texas, where he coached from 1970 to 1977. He also had a short stint as assistant coach at Texas Tech University under head coach J. T. King.
Acree played collegiate football at the University of Oklahoma until 1953. He played center under coach Bud Wilkinson. He than became head coach at Bonham High School in Bonham, Texas.
At Midland Lee High, Acree coached a couple of future National Football League players, among them Pro Bowler Junior Miller, and at Corsicana some successful coaches, including Jerry Moore and Tom Wilson.
