James R. Henry (American football)

James R. Henry
Playing career
1897	Michigan
1898–1900	Chicago
Position(s)	Halfback, end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1902	DePauw
1903	Vanderbilt
Head coaching record
Overall	11–6–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	1 SIAA (1903)
Awards
	All-Western (1900)

James Ronald Henry was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Michigan in 1897 and the University of Chicago from 1898 to 1900. He was selected to the 1900 All-Western college football team as a halfback. Henry served the head football coach at DePauw University for one season in 1902 and at Vanderbilt University for one season in 1903, compiling a career college football coaching record of 11–6–1.^[1]^[2] He later worked as a general manager of factories for National Biscuit Company in Chicago.^[3]

Head coaching record[]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
DePauw (Independent) (1902)
1902	DePauw	5–5
DePauw:		5–5
Vanderbilt Commodores (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1903)
1903	Vanderbilt	6–1–1	5–1–1	T–1st
Vanderbilt:		6–1–1	5–1–1
Total:		11–6–1

^ "Stagg's Assistant Coaches". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. August 28, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved October 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "James R. Henry, Coach of Vanderbilt's 1903 team". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. September 20, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved October 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lane, French (November 9, 1929). "Maroon Title Team of '99 Lines Up again—at Banquet". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. p. 21. Retrieved October 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .