Jim Preas

Jim Preas
Current position
Sport(s)	College football
Team	The Apprentice School
Conference	Atlantic Central Football Conference
Biographical details
Born	(1893-06-22)June 22, 1893 Johnston City, Tennessee
Died	January 1965 (aged 71) Johnston City, Tennessee
Alma mater	Georgia Institute of Technology
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919–1921	Apprentice
Head coaching record
Overall	18-3-1 (0.818)

James Henry Preas (June 22, 1893 – January 1965) was an American football coach and sports figure in the United States.^[1]^[2]

Coaching history

Coach Jim Preas was the first head college football coach for the The Apprentice School Builders located in Newport News, Virginia and he held that position for three seasons, from 1919 until 1921. His coaching record at Apprentice was 18 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him fifth at Apprentice in total wins and second at Apprentice in winning percentage (0.818). ^[3]

In 1919, he married Evangeline Horman.^[4] He died in 1965 and was buried in his hometown.^[5]

References

↑ Shipyard Bulletin 13. 1948. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
↑ Report. 1923. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
↑ Apprentice Builders coaching records
↑ "Person Details for Jas. H. Preas, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
↑ "James Henry Preas (1893 - 1965) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.

The Apprentice Builders head football coaches

Jim Preas (1919–1921)
A. B. Stoney (1922–1923)
Edward J. Robeson, Jr. (1924–1925)
R. L. Patterson (1926)
E. M. Handy (1927–1928)
F. R. White (1929–1931)
J. B. McArthur (1932)
F. R. White (1933)
W. F. Metts (1934–1937)
W. H. Collier (1938–1939)
Frank Dobson (1940–1948)
Vernon Haynes (1949–1950)
John A. Burns (1951–1952)
Frank Masters (1953)
Frank Marshall (1954–1956)
Gordon Lamkin (1957–1959)
G. R. Heflin (1960–1961)
John A. Burns (1962)
Bob Tata (1963)
H. K. Brown, Jr. (1964)
Romie Hamilton (1965)
J. E. Bradshaw (1966)
W. S. Renn, Jr. (1967–1968)
Winston Siegfried (1969–1970)
J.H. Wilson (1971–1974)
T. G. Yearwood (1975–1976)
Norm Snead (1977–1984)
Phil Janaro (1985–1987)
Norm Snead (1988–1989)
Paul Hoffman (1990–1997)
Aubrey Kelly (1998–2001)
Phil Janaro (2002–2007)
Michael Vite (2008–2011)
Paul Hoffman (2012–2013)
Paul White (2014– )

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