About James Morrison
Lived 1871 – 1939 (aged 67). James Morrison was a head coach and physician.
James Morrison (November 2, 1871 – May 15, 1939) was an American college football player, coach, and physician. He served as the head football coach at Add-Ran Christian University—now known as Texas Christian University (TCU)—in 1898 and at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Tech—in 1899, compiling a career college football record of 5–4–1. Morrison graduated from the University of Virginia with a medical degree in 1898. He was later a pioneering otolaryngologist specialist in the south.
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Who was James Morrison?
American football player, coach, and physician
When was James Morrison born?
James Morrison was born on 2 November 1871 in Lexington.
When did James Morrison die?
James Morrison died on 15 May 1939 in Charlottesville.
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James Morrison was a head coach and physician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). James Morrison. https://biography.guide/james-morrison-head-coach/
MLA: "James Morrison." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/james-morrison-head-coach/.
Chicago: "James Morrison." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/james-morrison-head-coach/.
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