Grady Higginbotham

Grady Higginbotham
Higginbotham pictured in La Ventana 1927, Texas Tech yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1892-12-31)December 31, 1892
Jameson, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 1989(1989-02-10) (aged 96)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912Texas A&M
Baseball
1912Texas A&M
1913Denison Blue Sox
1914Dubuque Dubs
1915–1916Denison Railroaders
1916Sherman Lions
PositionFullback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924Daniel Baker
1925–1928Texas Tech (assistant)
1929Texas Tech
Basketball
1925–1927Texas Tech
Baseball
1922Sherman Red Sox
1928–1929Texas Tech
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1927–1929Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall4–13–3 (football)
12–18 (basketball)
10–17 (college baseball)

Grailey Hewett "Grady" Higginbotham (December 31, 1892 – February 10, 1989) was an American football and baseball player at Texas A&M University, as well as a coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator at Texas Tech University. He was nicknamed "Big Hig".

Early life

Higginbotham was born on 31 December 1892 in Jameson, Texas (became a ghost town in the 1910s).[citation needed] He was the older brother of Roswell G. Higginbotham, who would also go on to play at Texas A&M and became a college baseball coach.[citation needed]

Career

Playing career

Higginbotham played college football and college baseball at Texas A&M University. After graduating, he played in minor league baseball for several years.

Coaching career

Higginbotham was the first head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team, leading it to a 14–18 record from 1925 to 1927. Higginbotham coached the Red Raiders baseball team to a 10–17 record from 1928 to 1929. He was also the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team in 1929, tallying a record of 1–7–2. He was the athletic director at Texas Tech from 1927 to 1929.

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Daniel Baker Hill Billies (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1924)
1924 Daniel Baker 3–6–12–4–1T–8th
Daniel Baker: 3–6–12–4–1
Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1929)
1929 Texas Tech 1–7–2
Texas Tech: 1–7–2
Total:4–13–3

Basketball

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1925–1927)
1925–26 Texas Tech 6–8
1926–27 Texas Tech 8–10
Texas Tech: 14–18
Total:14–18

Baseball

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1928–1929)
1928 Texas Tech 8–6
1929 Texas Tech 2–11
Texas Tech: 10–17
Total:10–17

References

  1. ↑ "1912".
  2. ↑ "Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders: The Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
  3. ↑ Baseball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site[link removed]