James A. Baldwin

James Baldwin
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
1907Dartmouth
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908Somerville HS (MA)
1909–1912Brockton HS (MA)
1913–1914Passaic HS (NJ)
1915–1917Rhode Island State
1919–1920Maine
1921Trinity (NC)
1922–1924Lehigh
1926–1927Wake Forest
Basketball
1916–1918Rhode Island State
1920–1921Maine
1921–1922Trinity (NC)
1922–1925Lehigh
1926–1928Wake Forest
Baseball
c. 1916Rhode Island State
1923–1925Lehigh
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1916–1919Rhode Island State
1920–1921Maine
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]

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.

  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.