James B. Craig
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| Sport(s) | Football, track |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 1893 Detroit, Michigan |
| Died | January 1990 (aged 96) |
| Playing career | |
| 1911–1913 | Michigan |
| Position(s) | Halfback, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1919 | Arkansas |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1919–1920 | Arkansas |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-American, 1913 | |
James B. "Jimmy" Craig (March 1893 -– January 1990) was an All American football halfback and quarterback who played with the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1911 to 1913. He was named an All-American in 1913. He also served as the athletic director and head football coach at the University of Arkansas from 1919 to 1920.
Craig was born in March 1893 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the son of William Craig, born in 1856, and Alice Craig, born in 1867. At the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, the Craig family was living at 136 Charlotte Avenue in Detroit. The family at that time consisted of William, identified as a capitalist, Alice, and sons Ralph (born 1889), James (born 1893), and William (born 1896).
Before Craig ever played a down for the Wolverines, he established himself as one of the top hurdlers in the country. In a meet against Cornell in March 1911, Craig broke the world indoor record running the 49-yard (45 m) high hurdles in 5 1–5 seconds. And in 1912, Craig won the low hurdles competition in the 1912 Eastern Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association. Craig's older brother, Ralph Craig, was also a track star at the University of Michigan who went on to win the gold medals in the 100 and 200-meter events at the 1912 Olympics in .
Craig debuted with the Michigan Wolverines football team in 1911, playing games at both quarterback and halfback. In October 1911, Coach Fielding H. Yost worked with Craig as a quarterback. Yost reported in early October that he was attaining considerable success with Craig, but he was "far from being a finished performer." Yost noted that Craig was diligent and he "runs the team fast and uses his brains in directing plays."
The Wolverines finished the 1911 season with a 5–1–2 record. They started the season with convincing wins against and Case Institute of Technology, 24–0, Michigan Agricultural College, and Ohio State, 19–0, and narrowly beat Vanderbilt, 9–8. After starting the season 4–0, the Wolverines went 1–1–2 in their final four games, including a loss to Cornell and ties with Syracuse and Nebraska.
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