James B. Higgins
American football player and coach
About James B. Higgins
Lived 1920 – 1991 (aged 71). James B. Higgins was an American military personnel and american football player.
James Benton Higgins Jr. (January 10, 1920 – June 6, 1991) was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He played college football at Trinity University in Waxahachie, Texas and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for one season, in 1941, with the Chicago Cardinals. Higgins served as the head football coach at Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—in Beaumont, Texas from 1953 to 1962, compiling a record of 59–38–4. He was also the athletic director at Lamar from 1963 to 1983.
Higgins was an assistant coach at Lamar Tech for four seasons under Stan Lambert before succeeding him as head coach. After playing with the Cardinals, Higgins entered the United States Marine Corps, reaching the rank of major.
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Who was James B. Higgins?
American football player and coach
When was James B. Higgins born?
James B. Higgins was born on 10 January 1920 in Maypearl, Texas.
When did James B. Higgins die?
James B. Higgins died on 6 June 1991 in Beaumont, Texas.
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James B. Higgins was a military personnel and american football player.
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James B. Higgins was American.
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