James W. St. Clair
James Watson St. Clair (January 20, 1885 – May 4, 1945) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as head football coach at North Texas State Normal College, now the University of North Texas, from 1915 to 1919, compiling a 20–11–2 record.
 St. Clair pictured in The Yucca 1922, North Texas State Normal yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 20, 1885 Houston, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 1945 (aged 60) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Baylor University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1915–1919 | North Texas State Normal |
| Basketball | |
| 1914–1915 | North Texas State Normal |
| 1916–1920 | North Texas State Normal |
| 1921–1924 | North Texas State Normal |
| 1924–1938 | SMU |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1924 | North Texas State Normal |
| 1927 | SMU |
| 1931–1933 | SMU |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1938–1945 | SWC (exec. sec.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–11–2 (football) 190–129 (basketball) 34–60–1 (baseball) |
St. Clair died of a heart attack on May 4, 1945, at this home in Dallas.[1]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas State Normal (Independent) (1915–1919) | |||||||||
| 1915 | North Texas State Normal | 4–2 | |||||||
| 1916 | North Texas State Normal | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1917 | North Texas State Normal | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1918 | North Texas State Normal | 1–2–1 | |||||||
| 1919 | North Texas State Normal | 5–3 | |||||||
| North Texas State Normal: | 20–11–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 20–11–2 | ||||||||
References
- "St. Clair, SMU, Dies". The Eagle. Bryan, Texas. May 5, 1945. p. 3. Retrieved February 26, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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