James Phelan (American football)
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Phelan from 1927 Purdue yearbook
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| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 5, 1892 Sacramento, California |
| Died | November 14, 1974 (aged 81) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1917 | Notre Dame |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1919 | Missouri (assistant) |
| 1920–1921 | Missouri |
| 1922–1929 | Purdue |
| 1930–1941 | Washington |
| 1942–1947 | Saint Mary's (CA) |
| 1948–1949 | Los Angeles Dons |
| 1951 | New York Yanks |
| 1952 | Dallas Texans (NFL) |
| Basketball | |
| 1943–1945 | St. Mary's (CA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 137–87–14 (college football) 12–26 (AAFC/NFL) 10–11 (college basketball) |
| Bowls | 0–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 Big Ten (1929) 1 PCC (1936) |
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College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1973 (profile) |
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James Michael "Jimmy" Phelan (December 5, 1892 – November 14, 1974) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Missouri (1920–1921), Purdue University (1922–1929), the University of Washington (1930–1941), and Saint Mary's College of California (1942–1947), compiling a career college football record of 137–87–14. Phelan also coached the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1948 to 1949 and the Dallas Texans of the National Football League (NFL) in 1952, tallying a professional football coaching record of 12–26. In addition, he was the head basketball coach at Saint Mary's for two seasons during World War II (1943–1945), where he amassed a record 10–11. Phelan played football as a quarterback at the University of Notre Dame from 1915 to 1917. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1973.
After growing up in Portland, Oregon, Phelan went to Notre Dame in 1915. In his first game as a reserve quarterback and placekicker for the football team, he threw for a touchdown and ran for another in a 32–0 victory over Alma College. This earned him the starting job, and he would go on to complete a 7–1 season, the lone defeat a 20–19 loss at Nebraska.
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