James O. Newton
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | Dexter City, Ohio, U.S. | March 28, 1882
Died | August 10, 1938 Lima, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 56)
Alma mater | Ohio State (1903, DDS) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1918–1920 | Heidelberg |
1922–1923 | Ohio Northern |
Men's basketball | |
1919–1921 | Heidelberg |
1922–1927 | Ohio Northern |
Women's basketball | |
1922 | Ohio Northern |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1921–1929 | Ohio Northern |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 28–15 (football) 64–66 (basketball) |
James Otto Newton (March 28, 1882 – August 10, 1938) was an American football and basketball coach.
Early years
[edit]Newton earned his DDS degree from Ohio State University in 1903.[1]
Heidelberg
[edit]Newton served as the head football coach at Heidelberg University from 1918 to 1920 and, also, as the school's head men's basketball coach from 1919 to 1921.[2]
Ohio Northern
[edit]Newton moved to Ada, Ohio to become the head football coach (1922–1923), men's basketball coach (1922–1927), and women's basketball coach (1922).[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Heidelberg (Independent) (1918–1919) | |||||||||
1918 | Heidelberg | 5–1 | |||||||
1919 | Heidelberg | 6–3 | |||||||
Heidelberg (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1920) | |||||||||
1920 | Heidelberg | 7–2 | 3–2 | T–6th | |||||
Heidelberg: | 18–6 | 3–2 | |||||||
Ohio Northern Polar Bears (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1922–1923) | |||||||||
1922 | Ohio Northern | 4–5 | 2–5 | 14th | |||||
1923 | Ohio Northern | 6–4 | 3–4 | 12th | |||||
Ohio Northern: | 10–9 | 5–9 | |||||||
Total: | 28–15 |
References
[edit]- ^ The Dental Era, Volume 2. John C. Nolde Manufacturing Company. 1903. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Heidelberg Student Princes men's basketball. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Athletics" (PDF). Ohio Northern Polar Bears. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 14, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
Categories:
- 1882 births
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- Heidelberg Student Princes football coaches
- Heidelberg Student Princes men's basketball coaches
- Ohio Northern Polar Bears athletic directors
- Ohio Northern Polar Bears football coaches
- Ohio Northern Polar Bears men's basketball coaches
- Basketball coaches from Ohio
- College women's basketball coaches in the United States
- Ohio State University College of Dentistry alumni
- People from Noble County, Ohio
- Coaches of American football from Ohio