J. T. King

J. T. King (October 22, 1912 – January 27, 1993) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Texas Tech University from 1961 to 1969, compiling a record of a 44–45–3. King was the athletic director at Texas Tech from 1970 to 1978.

J. T. King
King in 1967
Biographical details
Born(1912-10-22)October 22, 1912
Wilmot, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 27, 1993(1993-01-27) (aged 80)
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1935–1937Texas
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1942–1945Enid HS (OK)
1946–1947Tulane (assistant)
1948–1949Texas A&M (assistant)
1950–1952Texas (assistant)
1954–1956Texas (assistant)
1957–1960Texas Tech (assistant)
1961–1969Texas Tech
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1970–1978Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall44–45–3 (college)
Bowls0–2

Born in Wilmot, Arkansas, King graduated from Houston Reagan High School. Collegiately, he played offensive guard under coach Dana X. Bible at Texas. He later served as an assistant coach at his alma mater from 1950 to 1952 and again from 1954 to 1956.

King was appointed head coach at Texas Tech on November 29, 1960, after DeWitt Weaver resigned to enter private business in Alabama.[1]

King was inducted to the University of Texas Men's Athletics Hall of Honor in 1981.[2] He died from cancer, on January 27, 1993, in Lubbock, Texas.[3]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Texas Tech Red Raiders (Southwest Conference) (1960–1969)
1961 Texas Tech 4–62–5T–6th
1962 Texas Tech 1–90–78th
1963 Texas Tech 5–52–5T–6th
1964 Texas Tech 6–4–13–3–1T–4thL Sun
1965 Texas Tech 8–35–2T–2ndL Gator10
1966 Texas Tech 4–62–5T–6th
1967 Texas Tech 6–45–22nd
1968 Texas Tech 5–3–24–34th
1969 Texas Tech 5–54–3T–3rd
Texas Tech: 44–45–327–35–1
Total:44–45–3

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Profile at TexasSports.com". Archived from the original on May 29, 2006. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
  3. "Former Texas Tech coach J T King dies of cancer". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. January 27, 1993. p. C2. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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