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Roswell G. Higginbotham
Roswell G. "Little Hig" Higginbotham (August 15, 1898 – May 25, 1943) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He died on May 25, 1943, at Naval Air Station Quonset Point.[1] He was the younger brother of Grady Higginbotham.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 15, 1898 Howe, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1943 (aged 44) Quonset Point, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1917 | Texas A&M |
| 1919–1920 | Texas A&M |
| Baseball | |
| 1918–1920 | Texas A&M |
| 1922 | Paris Snappers |
| Position(s) | Halfback (football) Shortstop (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1923 | Austin (assistant) |
| 1927 | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| c. 1940 | SMU (freshmen) |
| Baseball | |
| 1924 | Austin |
| 1930–1935 | Texas A&M |
| 1936–1942 | SMU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 105–116–3 (excluding Austin) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 TIAA (1924) 2 SWC (1931, 1934) | |
Head coaching record edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1930–1935) | |||||||||
| 1930 | Texas A&M | 16–6 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1931 | Texas A&M | 12–6 | 9–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1932 | Texas A&M | 7–11–1 | 5–11 | 5th | |||||
| 1933 | Texas A&M | 9–10 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 1934 | Texas A&M | 10–7–1 | 9–3 | 1st | |||||
| 1935 | Texas A&M | 10–8–1 | 5–6 | 2nd | |||||
| Texas A&M: | 64–48–3 | 41–32 | |||||||
| SMU Mustangs (Southwest Conference) (1936–1942) | |||||||||
| 1936 | SMU | 3–17 | 2–13 | 6th | |||||
| 1937 | SMU | 6–12 | 4–11 | 5th | |||||
| 1938 | SMU | 8–6 | 7–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1939 | SMU | 5–10 | 5–10 | T–4th | |||||
| 1940 | SMU | 6–7 | 6–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | SMU | 6–8 | 6–8 | 4th | |||||
| 1942 | SMU | 7–8 | 7–8 | T–3rd | |||||
| SMU: | 41–68 | 37–63 | |||||||
| Total: | 105–116–3 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Lieut. R. G. Higginbotham" (PDF). The New York Times. Associated Press. May 27, 1943. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Roswell G. Higginbotham at Find a Grave