H. Kirk Grantham
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | May 2, 1896 |
Died | October 28, 1963 Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 67)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1918 | Union (TN) |
1919–1921 | West Tennessee Normal |
Baseball | |
1920–1921 | West Tennessee Normal |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1925–1932 | Hall-Moody / Tennesssee Junior |
Basketball | |
1920–1921 | West Tennessee Normal |
c. 1930 | Hall-Moody / Tennesssee Junior |
Baseball | |
1927–1931 | Hall-Moody / Tennesssee Junior |
Homer Kirk Grantham Sr. (May 2, 1896 – October 28, 1963) was an American football, basketball and baseball player and coach.
Early life
Grantham was a veteran of World War I. He attended Union University in Jackson, Tennessee[1] and West Tennessee Normal School, now known as the University of Memphis.
Coaching career
Memphis
While at West Tennessee Normal, Grantham served as the school's head men's basketball coach during the 1920–21 season.
UT Martin
During his tenure from 1925 to 1932, Grantham was the head coach football, basketball and baseball at the Hall-Moody Institute, now known as the University of Tennessee at Martin.[2]
References
- ^ "H. Kirk Grantham". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Checkerboard" (PDF). 1928. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
External links
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1963 deaths
- Memphis Tigers baseball players
- Memphis Tigers football players
- Memphis Tigers men's basketball coaches
- Memphis Tigers men's basketball players
- Union Bulldogs football players
- UT Martin Skyhawks baseball coaches
- UT Martin Skyhawks football coaches
- UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball coaches
- High school football coaches in Tennessee