Jim Duncan (defensive end)
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
May 2, 1924 Reidsville, North Carolina |
| Died | January 5, 2011 (aged 86) Sunset Beach, North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1946 | Duke |
| 1947–1949 | Wake Forest |
| 1950–1955 | New York Giants |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959 | Appalachian State (assistant) |
| 1960–1964 | Appalachian State |
| 1965–1968 | Saskatchewan Roughriders (assistant) |
| 1969–1973 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–15–2 (college) 39–40–1 (CFL) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Grey Cup (1971) | |
James Hampton Duncan (May 2, 1924 – January 5, 2011) was an American gridiron football player and coach.
After playing for the Duke Blue Devils under Wallace Wade in 1946, Duncan spent three seasons as a standout defensive lineman for Peahead Walker's Wake Forest Demon Deacons. He was an All-Southern Conference player all three years at Wake Forest and was the team MVP in 1949.
Duncan was a linebacker and defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1950 to 1955. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in both the 1948 and 1949 NFL drafts while also being drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the ninth round of the 1950 NFL Draft. He was named Giants co-captain, along with Kyle Rote in 1954. He missed the entire season due to an injury and was cut by the team the following season.
Duncan was the 13th head football coach at Appalachian State Teachers College—now known as Appalachian State University—located in the town of Boone, North Carolina, serving from 1960 to 1964. He had a 31–15–2 as the Mountaineers head coach. On December 4, 1964, Duncan resigned as head football coach at Appalachian State.
In 1965, Duncan joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) as an assistant under head coach Eagle Keys. He was with the team when they defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in the 54th Grey Cup and when the team lost to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 55th Grey Cup.
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