Jim Pittman
Pittman pictured in Jambalaya 1968, Tulane yearbook
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 28, 1925 Boyle, Mississippi |
| Died | October 30, 1971 (aged 46) Waco, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1947–1949 | Mississippi State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1951–1953 | Mississippi State (freshmen) |
| 1954–1955 | Mississippi State (assistant) |
| 1956 | Washington (assistant) |
| 1957–1965 | Texas (assistant) |
| 1966–1970 | Tulane |
| 1971 | TCU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–33–1 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
James Noel "Jim" Pittman (August 28, 1925 – October 30, 1971) was a college football coach at Tulane University and Texas Christian University. A native of Boyle, Mississippi, Pittman played at Mississippi State University. From 1966 to 1970, he served as the head football coach at Tulane, and during his tenure there he compiled a 21–30–1 record. In 1971, he served as the head football coach at TCU, where he compiled a 3–3–1 record. He died of a heart attack suffered on the sidelines of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971.
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