Grady Higginbotham
| Roswell Gunby Higginbotham | |
|---|---|
 Higginbotham pictured in La Ventana 1927, Texas Tech yearbook | |
| Sport(s) |
Baseball Basketball Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 15, 1898 Jamison, Texas |
| Died |
May 26, 1943 (aged 44) Quonset Point, Rhode Island |
| Alma mater | Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1917, 1919-1920[1] | Texas A.M.C |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1925-1929 1930-1935 |
Texas Tech Texas A.M.C. |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–1929 | Texas Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
10–17–0 (baseball) 64–57–2 (basketball) 1–7–2 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Championships
2 Southwest Conference (1931, 1934) | |
Roswell Gunby Higginbotham (August 15, 1898 – May 26, 1943) was the first head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team. Leading it to a 14–18–0 record from 1925 to 1927.[2]
Higginbotham coached the Red Raiders baseball team to a 10–17–0 record from 1928 to 1929.[3]
He was also the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team in 1929. His record was 1–7–2.[4] From 1930-1935, Higginbotham coached the Texas A&M Aggies baseball team.
Head coaching record
Baseball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1928–1929) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Texas Tech | 8–6 | |||||||
| 1929 | Texas Tech | 2–11 | |||||||
| Texas Tech: | 10–17 | ||||||||
| Texas A.M.C. Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1930–1935) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Texas A.M.C. | 16–6 | 8-6 | 4th | |||||
| 1931 | Texas A.M.C. | 12–6 | 9-1 | 1st | |||||
| 1932 | Texas A.M.C. | 7-11-1 | 5-11 | 5th | |||||
| 1933 | Texas A.M.C. | 9-10 | 5-5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1934 | Texas A.M.C. | 10-7-1 | 9-3 | 1st | |||||
| 1935 | Texas A.M.C. | 10-8-2 | 5-6 | 2nd | |||||
| Texas A.M.C.: | 54–40-2 | 36-26 | |||||||
| Total: | 64–57–2 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1925–1927) | |||||||||
| 1925–26 | Texas Tech | 6–8 | |||||||
| 1926–27 | Texas Tech | 8–10 | |||||||
| Texas Tech: | 14–18 | ||||||||
| Total: | 14–18 | ||||||||
Source:[7]
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1929) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Texas Tech | 1–7–2 | |||||||
| Texas Tech: | 1–7–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–7–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
Source:[8]
References
- ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tam/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2010FootballMediaSupplement.pdf
- ↑ Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders: The Official Athletic Site
- ↑ Baseball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site
- ↑ baltimoresun.com - college football
- ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/07mediaguidesectionSIX.pdf p. 140
- ↑ http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/tam-m-basebl-year-by-year.html
- ↑ "2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ↑ "2009 Media Supplement" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
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