James Lytle

James E. Lytle Jr. (February 22, 1901 – July 17, 1987)[1] was an American football, basketball, baseball, and golf coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Morris Brown College in Atlanta in 1927, Shaw University from 1928 to 1929 and again from 1934 to 1954, and Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College (Arkansas AM&N)—now known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—from 1930 to 1931.[2] Lytle was also the athletic director at Shaw from 1957 to 1978.

James Lytle
Biographical details
Born(1901-02-22)February 22, 1901
Union County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedJuly 17, 1987(1987-07-17) (aged 86)
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1920sShaw
Basketball
1920sShaw
Baseball
1920sShaw
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927Morris Brown
1928–1929Shaw
1930–1931Arkansas AM&N
1934–1945Shaw
Basketball
1928–1930Shaw
Baseball
1929–1930Shaw
?–1978Shaw
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1978Shaw

Lytle graduated from Shaw in 1921 and later earned a Master of Arts degree in physical education from Columbia University.[3]

In 1975, Lytle was the first person inducted into the Shaw University Athletic Hall of Fame.[4] In 1993, he was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.[5] Lytle died on July 17, 1987, following an illness.[6]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1927)
1927 Morris Brown 2–3–2
Morris Brown: 2–3–2
Shaw Bears (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928–1929)
1928 Shaw 1–6–11–3–17th
1929 Shaw 1–4–10–4–17th
Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions (Independent) (1930–1931)
1930 Arkansas AM&N 7–1
1931 Arkansas AM&N 4–3
Arkansas AM&N: 11–4
Shaw Bears (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1934–1945)
1934 Shaw 1–6–11–611th
1935 Shaw 4–43–38th
1936 Shaw 5–3–13–35th
1937 Shaw 1–612th
1938 Shaw 6–1–24–1–23rd
1939 Shaw 4–53–510th
1940 Shaw 2–5–22–4–28th
1941 Shaw 4–4–14–3–16th
1942 Shaw 0–10–0NA
1943 No team—World War II
1944 No team—World War II
1945 Shaw 0–70–613th
Shaw: 22–44–7
Total:

References
  1. "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994". FamilySearch. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. DeLassus, David. "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. "Lytle Named Coach At Shaw University". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. May 28, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Shaw Hall of Fame Inductees". Shaw University. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. "James Lytle".
  6. "Shaw's longtime athletic director James Lytle dies". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. July 18, 1987. p. 31. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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