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James A. Baldwin

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James Baldwin
Biographical details
Born(1886-05-26)May 26, 1886
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedAugust 2, 1964(1964-08-02) (aged 78)
Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1907Dartmouth
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908Somerville HS (MA)
1909–1912Brockton HS (MA)
1913–1914Passaic HS (NJ)
1915–1917Rhode Island State
1919–1920Maine
1921Trinity (NC)
1922–1924Lehigh
1926–1927Wake Forest
Basketball
1916–1918Rhode Island State
1920–1921Maine
1921–1922Trinity (NC)
1922–1925Lehigh
1926–1928Wake Forest
Baseball
c. 1916Rhode Island State
1923–1925Lehigh
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1916–1919Rhode Island State
1920–1921Maine
Head coaching record
Overall43–36–16 (college football)
85–66 (college basketball)
32–25–1 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1919–1920)

James A. Baldwin (May 26, 1886 – August 2, 1964) was an American football player, track athlete, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. A native of Somerville, Massachusetts, Baldwin played on the football, baseball, and track teams at Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1908. [1]

Baldwin served as the head football coach at Rhode Island State College—now the University of Rhode Island, the University of Maine, Trinity College in Durham, North Carolina—now Duke University, Lehigh University, and Wake Forest University, compiling a career college football record of 43–37–16. Baldwin was also the head basketball coach at the same five schools, amassing a career college basketball mark of 85–66. In addition, he served as the head baseball coach at Rhode Island State and at Lehigh, tallying a career college baseball record of 32–25–1. From 1916 to 1919, Baldwin was the athletic director at Rhode Island State while he coached three sports.

Death

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Baldwin died on August 2, 1964, at a nursing home in Hyannis, Massachusetts.[2]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Rhode Island State Rams (Independent) (1915–1917)
1915 Rhode Island State 3–5
1916 Rhode Island State 3–4–1
1917 Rhode Island State 2–4–2
Rhode Island State: 8–13–3
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1920)
1919 Maine 6–1 1st
1920 Maine 3–3–3 1st
Maine: 9–4–3
Trinity Blue Blue and White (Independent) (1921)
1921 Trinity 6–1–2
Duke: 6–1–2
Lehigh Brown and White (Independent) (1922–1924)
1922 Lehigh 3–5–1
1923 Lehigh 6–2–1
1924 Lehigh 4–1–3
Lehigh: 13–8–5
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Independent) (1926–1927)
1926 Wake Forest 5–4–1
1927 Wake Forest 2–6–2
Wake Forest: 7–10–3
Total: 43–36–16
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

College basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Rhode Island State Rams (Independent) (1916–1918)
1916–17 Rhode Island State 2–6
1917–18 Rhode Island State 3–0
Rhode Island State: 5–6
Trinity Blue and White (Independent) (1921–1922)
1921–22 Trinity 6–12
Trinity: 6–12
Lehigh Engineers (Independent) (1922–1925)
1922–23 Lehigh 9–10
1923–24 Lehigh 12–3
1924–25 Lehigh 11–4
Lehigh: 32–17
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Independent) (1926–1928)
1926–27 Wake Forest 22–3
1927–28 Wake Forest 6–14
Wake Forest: 28–17
Total: 71–52

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Maine Coach Has 13 Months' Experience As Director In France In His Training". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Lewiston, Maine. September 18, 1919. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Google News.
  2. ^ "James Baldwin Dies; Former Athletic Coach". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. August 3, 1964. p. 21. Retrieved September 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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