James Milton Sheldon
American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator
About James Milton Sheldon
Lived 1879 – 1965 (aged 85). James Milton Sheldon was an American basketball coach and american football player.
James Milton Sheldon Sr. (c. 1880 – July 7, 1965) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Indiana University from 1905 to 1913, while also serving as assistant professor of law, compiling a record of 35–26–3. Sheldon was also the head basketball coach at Indiana for one season, in 1906–07, tallying a mark of 9–5. In addition, he served as Indiana's athletic director from 1907 to 1910.
Sheldon died on July 7, 1965, in LaPorte, Indiana.
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American football player and coach, basketball coach, college athletics administrator (1880-1965)
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James Milton Sheldon was born on 6 October 1879.
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James Milton Sheldon died on 7 July 1965 in La Porte.
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James Milton Sheldon was a basketball coach and american football player.
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