James Coombs
| James Coombs | |
|---|---|
 Coombs pictured in The Prism 1901, Maine yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 6, 1869 Augusta, Maine |
| Died |
February 22, 1935 (aged 65)[1] Great Kills, Staten Island, New York |
| Alma mater | Brown University (1897)[2] |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1898 | Maine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–4 |
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Statistics | |
James Parker "Jim" Coombs,[3] also known as Big Jim or Daddy Jim (June 6, 1869 – February 22, 1935), was the head coach of the University of Maine's football team in 1898 and compiled a 1–4 record. Coombs later went on to be a singer in New York.[4]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Rank# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1898) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Maine | 1–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 1–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowl, or College Football Playoff (CFP) game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Brown alumni monthly". Archive.org. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ↑ The ATO palm - Alpha Tau Omega - Google Books. Books.google.ca. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ↑ "The Sun - Google News Archive". News.google.com. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ↑ "Brown alumni monthly". 1.us.archive.org. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
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