![]() Coombs pictured in The Prism 1901, Maine yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | Augusta, Maine, U.S. | June 6, 1869
Died | February 22, 1935 Staten Island, New York, U.S. | (aged 65)
Alma mater | Brown University (1897) [1] |
Playing career | |
1893–1896 | Brown |
Position(s) | Center |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1898 | Maine |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1–4 |
James Parker Coombs [2] (June 6, 1869 – February 22, 1935), also known as Big Jim or Daddy Jim, was the head coach of the University of Maine's football team in 1898 and compiled a 1–4 record. [3] Coombs later went on to be a singer in New York. [4]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Maine Black Bears ( Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1898) | |||||||||
1898 | Maine | 1–4 | |||||||
Maine: | 1–4 | ||||||||
Total: | 1–4 |