James H. Law Explained

James H. Law
Birth Date:28 December 1899
Birth Place:Kimball, West Virginia, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1921
Player Team2:Lincoln (PA)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1922
Coach Team2:Lincoln (PA)
Coach Years3:1923
Coach Team3:Samuel Huston
Coach Years4:1924–1925
Coach Team4:Morgan
Coach Years5:1926–1928
Coach Team5:Prairie View
Coach Sport6:Basketball
Coach Years7:1922–1923
Coach Team7:Lincoln (PA)
Coach Years8:1924–1926
Coach Team8:Morgan
Admin Years1:1922–1923
Admin Team1:Lincoln (PA)
Overall Record:32–14–5 (football, excluding Samuel Huston)
Bowl Record:0–2

James Hezekiah Law (born December 28, 1899) was an American football player and coach, basketball coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1922, Samuel Huston College in Austin, Texas in 1922, Morgan College—now known as Morgan State University—in Baltimore from 1924 to 1925, and Prairie View Normal and Industrial College—now known as Prairie View A&M University—in Prairie View, Texas from 1926 to 1928.

Playing career

Law attended Lincoln University in Pennsylvania., where he was the captain of the 1921 Lincoln Lions football team.[1]

Coaching career

Law began his coaching career in 1922 when he appointed athletic director and coach of football, basketball, baseball, and track and field at his alma mater, Lincoln University.[1] In 1923, He was the football coach at Samuel Huston College—later merged into Huston–Tillotson University—in Austin, Texas.[2] The following year, Law went to Morgan College—now known as Morgan State University—in Baltimore as head of the physical education department and athletic coach.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. News: . James E. Law to Coach Lincoln's Football Team . . . September 22, 1922 . 6 . July 23, 2021 . .
  2. News: . Coaches Texas School . . . September 28, 1923 . 15 . September 13, 2024 . .
  3. News: . Many New Faces At Morgan College . . . September 5, 1924 . 16 . September 13, 2024 . .