James Morrison (coach)
Morrison pictured as captain of the 1897 Virginia football team
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 2, 1871 Lexington, Virginia |
| Died | May 15, 1939 (aged 67) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (1898) |
| Playing career | |
| 1897 | Virginia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1898 | TCU |
| 1899 | VPI |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–4–1 |
James Morrison (November 2, 1871 – May 15, 1939) was an American football player, coach, and physician. He served as the head football coach at Texas Christian University (TCU) in 1898 and at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now Virginia Tech—in 1899, compiling a career college football record of 5–4–1. Morrison graduated from the University of Virginia with his medical degree in 1898. He was later a pioneering otolaryngologist specialist in the south.
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