Ralph James (coach)

American football and basketball coach (1902–1981)

Ralph JamesBiographical details

Born| (1902-11-03)November 3, 1902
North Carolina, U.S.
Died| April 13, 1981(1981-04-13) (aged 78)
Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1925–1927| Wake Forest
Basketball
?–1928| Wake Forest
Baseball
?–1929| Wake Forest
Position(s)| Quarterback (football)
Forward (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1931| Blue Ridge School (NC)
1932–1935| Weaver/Brevard
1936–1938| Western Carolina
1941–1944| Lee H. Edwards HS (NC)
1945–1949| High Point
Basketball
1929–1932| Blue Ridge School (NC)
1936–1938| Western Carolina
1945–1950| High Point
Head coaching record
Overall| 25–38–9 (college football)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 North State (1945)

Ralph Emerson James Sr. (November 3, 1902 – April 13, 1981) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina (1932–1935),[1] Western Carolina University (1936–1938), and High Point University (1945–1949).[2]

James attended Wake Forest College—now known as Wake Forest University—where he played college football as a quarterback, college basketball as a forward, and college baseball. He died on April 13, 1981, in Asheville, North Carolina.[3]

## Head coaching record

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### College football

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Year  | Team  | Overall  | Conference | Standing  | Bowl/playoffs

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Western Carolina Catamounts (North State Conference) (1936–1938)
1936 | Western Carolina  | 2–7 | 1–2 | 5th |
1937 | Western Carolina  | 1–6–2 | 0–3 | T–5th |
1938 | Western Carolina  | 0–7–1 | 0–3 | 7th |
Western Carolina: | 3–20–3 | 1–8 |
High Point Panthers (North State Conference) (1945–1949)
1945 | High Point  | 5–0–1 | 5–0 | T–1st |
1946 | High Point  | 7–2–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd |
1947 | High Point  | 5–4–2 | 3–3–1 | 4th |
1948 | High Point  | 5–3–2 | 4–3–1 | 5th |
1949 | High Point  | 0–9 | 0–6 | 9th |
High Point: | 22–18–6 | 15–14–3 |
Total: | 25–38–9 |
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

## References

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1. ^ "James Was First Coach At Brevard College". nchistoryroom.blogspot.com. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
2. ^ Williams, Bill (October 13, 1945). "Ralph James Makes Debut With Strong Grid Eleven". High Point Enterprise. Newspaper Archive. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
3. ^ Baker, Jim (April 15, 1981). "Ralph James". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 26. Retrieved August 27, 2020 - via Newspapers.com .

## External links

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* Ralph James at Find a Grave

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