James H. Law facts for kids
Biographical details | |
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Born | Kimball, West Virginia |
December 28, 1899
Playing career | |
Football | |
1921 | Lincoln (PA) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1922 | Lincoln (PA) |
1924–1925 | Morgan |
1926–1929 | Prairie View State |
Basketball | |
1922–1923 | Lincoln (PA) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1922–1923 | Lincoln (PA) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 32–14–5 (football) |
James Hezekiah Law (born December 28, 1899) was an American football player and coach, basketball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1922, Morgan College—now known as Morgan State University—in Baltimore from 1924 to 1925, and Prairie View Normal and Industrial College—now known as Prairie View A&M University—in Prairie View, Texas, compiling a career college football coaching record of 32–14–5.
Playing career
Law was the captain of Lincoln's football team in 1921.
Coaching career
Law was the second head football coach at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, and he held that position for four seasons, from 1926 until 1929. His record at Prairie View was 20–9–5.
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Lincoln Lions (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922) | |||||||||
1922 | Lincoln | 6–3 | 1–2 | 6th | |||||
Lincoln: | 6–3 | 1–2 | |||||||
Morgan Bears (Independent) (1924–1925) | |||||||||
1924 | Morgan | 2–2 | |||||||
1925 | Morgan | 4–1–1 | |||||||
Morgan: | 6–2–1 | ||||||||
Prairie View State Panthers (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1926–1929) | |||||||||
1926 | Prairie View State | 4–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1927 | Prairie View State | 4–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1928 | Prairie View State | 5–3–1 | 3–2 | ||||||
1929 | Prairie View State | 7–2–2 | 1–1–2 | 2nd | |||||
Prairie View State: | 20–9–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 32–14–5 |
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