Bill James (American football)

Bill James
Biographical details
Born	Fort Worth, Texas
Alma mater	Centre College
Playing career
1918–1921	Centre
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1924	TCU (line)
1925–1935	Texas (line)
1936–1947	Texas A&M (line)
1949–1951	Trinity (TX)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	All-Southern (1919, 1920, 1921)

William James was an American football player and coach.

Centre College[]

After graduating from North Side High School in Fort Worth, Texas, James went to Centre College with former coach Robert L. Myers joining up with the likes of high school teammates Matty Bell, Bob Mathias, and Sully Montgomery. Bo McMillin and Red Weaver played for North Side as well, but did not have enough credits to yet go to college. They went to Somerset High in Kentucky, where they met up with Red Roberts and were recruited by boosters to Centre. The 1917 team ostensibly did so well that Myers felt his players were better than his coaching abilities, and hired Charley Moran.^[1] James was thrice an All-Southern tackle and end.^[2] He started at end in the 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game.

James was a prominent assistant for the Texas A&M Aggies.^[3]

James was the head football coach at Trinity College in San Antonio, Texas from 1949 to 1951.^[4]

^ "Football". Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
^ e. g. "Another All-Southern Team Picked". The Indianapolis Star. November 27, 1921.
^ Mickey Herskowitz (2006). The 1939 Texas Aggies: The Greatest Generations Greatest Team. p. 247. ISBN 9781931823395.
^ The Mirage. Trinity College. 1951. Retrieved February 14, 2018.

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