James Morrison (American football)
James Morrison (November 2, 1871 – May 15, 1939) was an American college football player, coach, and physician. He served as the head football coach at Add-Ran Christian University—now known as Texas Christian University (TCU)—in 1898 and at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI)—now known as Virginia Tech—in 1899, compiling a career college football record of 5–4–1. Morrison graduated from the University of Virginia with a medical degree in 1898. He was later a pioneering otolaryngologist specialist in the south.
Morrison pictured as captain of the 1897 Virginia football team | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 2, 1871 Lexington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 1939 (aged 67) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (1898) |
| Playing career | |
| 1897 | Virginia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1898 | Add-Ran Christian |
| 1899 | VPI |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–4–1 |
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