Jim Freeman (American football)
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Denbo, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 23, 1914
Died | August 11, 2015 Cape Coral, Florida, U.S. | (aged 101)
Playing career | |
1935–1937 | Indiana |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1946–1947 | Connecticut (line) |
1948–1951 | Indiana (line) |
1956–1961 | Ball State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 18–28–2 |
James Andrew Sirtosky (January 23, 1914 – August 11, 2015), known as Jim Freeman,[1][2] was an American football player and coach, drafted in the ninth round of the 1938 NFL Draft.[3] He served as the head football coach at Ball State Teachers College—now Ball State University—from 1956 to 1961, compiling a record of 18–28–2. Born January 23, 1914,[4] he turned 100 in 2014[5] and died on August 11, 2015, aged 101.[6][7]
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Ball State Cardinals (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1956–1961) | |||||||||
1956 | Ball State | 4–4 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
1957 | Ball State | 2–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
1958 | Ball State | 6–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1959 | Ball State | 1–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
1960 | Ball State | 3–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
1961 | Ball State | 2–5–1 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
Ball State: | 18–28–2 | 13–22–1 | |||||||
Total: | 18–28–2 |
References
[edit]- ^ Profile, heraldstandard.com; accessed August 15, 2015.(subscription required)
- ^ Profile, dlib.indiana.edu; accessed August 15, 2015.
- ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "LIGHT THE CANDLES". The Star Press. January 22, 2004. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ "Former football coach to celebrate 100th birthday". The Herald-Standard. Calkins Media. January 24, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2015.(subscription required)
- ^ Tribute to Jim Freeman, tributes.com; accessed August 15, 2015.
- ^ James (Jim) Freeman
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