Biographical details | |
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Born | 1903 |
Died | July 11, 1970 (aged 67) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
c. 1919 | Emory & Henry |
c. 1923 | Centenary |
Basketball | |
c. 1920 | Emory & Henry |
Baseball | |
c. 1920 | Emory & Henry |
1923–1924 | Centenary |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
c. 1925 | Centenary (freshmen) |
1928–1932 | Oak Ridge Military Academy (NC) |
1933–1936 | Wake Forest |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1937–1954 | Wake Forest |
1954–1970 | ACC (commissioner) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 10–23–1 (college) |
James H. Weaver (1903 – July 11, 1970) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Wake Forest University from 1933 to 1936, compiling a record of 10–23–1. Weaver was athletic director at Wake Forest from 1937 to 1954. As athletic director at Wake Forest, one of his most notable actions was the development of the golf program, including the recruitment and award of a scholarship to Arnold Palmer. On May 7, 1954, he was named commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). He held the post until his death in 1970.