James A. Baldwin

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James Baldwin
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Biographical details
Born(1886-05-26)May 26, 1886
Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedAugust 2, 1964(1964-08-02) (aged 78)
Hyannis, Massachusetts, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1907 Dartmouth
Position(s) Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908 Somerville HS (MA)
1909–1912 Brockton HS (MA)
1913–1914 Passaic HS (NJ)
1915–1917 Rhode Island State
1919–1920 Maine
1921 Trinity (NC)
1922–1924 Lehigh
1926–1927 Wake Forest
Basketball
1916–1918 Rhode Island State
1920–1921 Maine
1921–1922 Trinity (NC)
1922–1925 Lehigh
1926–1928 Wake Forest
Baseball
c.1916 Rhode Island State
1923–1925 Lehigh
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1916–1919 Rhode Island State
1920–1921 Maine
Head coaching record
Overall43–36–16 (college football)
85–66 (college basketball)
32–25–1 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1919–1920)

James A. Baldwin (May 26, 1886 – August 2, 1964) was an American football player, track athlete, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. A native of Somerville, Massachusetts, Baldwin played on the football, baseball, and track teams at Dartmouth College, from which he graduated in 1908. [1]

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Baldwin served as the head football coach at Rhode Island State College—now the University of Rhode Island, the University of Maine, Trinity College in Durham, North Carolina—now Duke University, Lehigh University, and Wake Forest University, compiling a career college football record of 43–37–16. Baldwin was also the head basketball coach at the same five schools, amassing a career college basketball mark of 85–66. In addition, he served as the head baseball coach at Rhode Island State and at Lehigh, tallying a career college baseball record of 32–25–1. From 1916 to 1919, Baldwin was the athletic director at Rhode Island State while he coached three sports.

Death

Baldwin died on August 2, 1964, at a nursing home in Hyannis, Massachusetts. [2]

Head coaching record

College football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Rhode Island State (Athletic League of New England State Colleges)(1915–1917)
1915 Rhode Island State 3–50–1
1916 Rhode Island State 3–4–10–1
1917 Rhode Island State 2–4–20–0
Rhode Island State:8–13–30–2
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1919–1920)
1919 Maine 6–13–01st
1920 Maine 3–3–32–0–11st
Maine:9–4–35–0–1
Trinity Blue Blue and White (Independent)(1921)
1921 Trinity 6–1–2
Duke:6–1–2
Lehigh Brown and White (Independent)(1922–1924)
1922 Lehigh 3–5–1
1923 Lehigh 6–2–1
1924 Lehigh 4–1–3
Lehigh:13–8–5
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Independent)(1926–1927)
1926 Wake Forest 5–4–1
1927 Wake Forest 2–6–2
Wake Forest:7–10–3
Total:43–36–16
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

College basketball

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Rhode Island State (Independent)(1916–1918)
1916–17Rhode Island State 2–6
1917–18Rhode Island State 3–0
Rhode Island State:5–6
Trinity Blue and White (Independent)(1921–1922)
1921–22Trinity 6–12
Trinity:6–12
Lehigh Engineers (Independent)(1922–1925)
1922–23Lehigh 9–10
1923–24Lehigh 12–3
1924–25Lehigh 11–4
Lehigh:32–17
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Independent)(1926–1928)
1926–27Wake Forest 22–3
1927–28Wake Forest 6–14
Wake Forest:28–17
Total:71–52

References

  1. "Maine Coach Has 13 Months' Experience As Director In France In His Training". The Lewiston Daily Sun . Lewiston, Maine. September 18, 1919. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2021 via Google News.
  2. "James Baldwin Dies; Former Athletic Coach". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. August 3, 1964. p. 21. Retrieved September 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .