Grady Higginbotham
 Higginbotham pictured in La Ventana 1927, Texas Tech yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1892 Texas |
| Died | February 10, 1989 (aged 96) Texas |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1912 | Texas A&M |
| Baseball | |
| 1912 | Texas A&M |
| 1913 | Denison Blue Sox |
| 1914 | Dubuque Dubs |
| 1915–1916 | Denison Railroaders |
| 1916 | Sherman Lions |
| Position(s) | Fullback (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1929 | Texas Tech |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1927 | Texas Tech |
| Baseball | |
| 1922 | Sherman Red Sox |
| 1928–1929 | Texas Tech |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–1929 | Texas Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–7–2 (football) 12–18 (basketball) 10–17 (college baseball) |
Grailey Hewett "Grady" "Big Hig" Higginbotham (December 31, 1892 – February 10, 1989) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He was the first head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team, leading it to a 14–18 record from 1925 to 1927.[1] Higginbotham coached the Red Raiders baseball team to a 10–17 record from 1928 to 1929.[2] He was also the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team in 1929, tallying a mark of 1–7–2. He was the athletic director at Texas Tech from 1927 to 1929. Higginbotham played college football and college baseball at Texas A&M University.[3] After graduating, he played in minor league baseball or several years. He was the older brother of Roswell G. Higginbotham, who also played at Texas A&M and became a college baseball coach.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1929) | |||||||||
| 1929 | Texas Tech | 1–7–2 | |||||||
| Texas Tech: | 1–7–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–7–2 | ||||||||
Source:[4]
Basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1925–1927) | |||||||||
| 1925–26 | Texas Tech | 6–8 | |||||||
| 1926–27 | Texas Tech | 8–10 | |||||||
| Texas Tech: | 14–18 | ||||||||
| Total: | 14–18 | ||||||||
Source:[5]
Baseball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1928–1929) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Texas Tech | 8–6 | |||||||
| 1929 | Texas Tech | 2–11 | |||||||
| Texas Tech: | 10–17 | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–17 | ||||||||
Source:[6]
References
- ^ Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders: The Official Athletic Site
- ^ Baseball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site
- ^ http://www.myaggienation.com/athletics_history/football/year_by_year/article_e2ad0dd2-f6fa-11e2-a97c-001a4bcf887a.html
- ^ "2009 Media Supplement" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ "2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2010-01-04.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/07mediaguidesectionSIX.pdf p. 140
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Grady Higginbotham at Find a Grave
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