Jimmy R. Haygood

Jimmy R. Haygood
Biographical details
Born(1882-07-20)July 20, 1882
Humphreys County, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 1935(1935-01-18) (aged 52)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1904–1905Vanderbilt
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1907–1918Henderson/Henderson-Brown
1920–1924Henderson-Brown
1925–1927Florida Southern
1928–1930Alabama (freshmen)
1931–1934Southwestern (TN)
Basketball
1912–1917Henderson-Brown
1925–1926Florida Southern
Track
1928–1931Alabama
Head coaching record
Overall75–79–17 (football)
17–15 (basketball)

James Raymond Haygood (July 20, 1882 – January 18, 1935) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and track, and college athletics administrator. He played for Dan McGugin's first Vanderbilt Commodores football team in 1904. Haygood served as the head football coach at Henderson-Brown College—now known as Henderson State University—from 1907 to 1918 and again from 1920 to 1924, at Florida Southern College from 1925 to 1927, and at Southwestern University—now known as Rhodes College—from 1931 to 1934.[1]

A native of Waverly, Tennessee, Haygood played college football at Vanderbilt University as quarterback in 1904 and 1905, on teams coached by Dan McGugin.[2] He died of a heart attack, on January 18, 1935, in Little Rock, Arkansas.[3]

  1. ^ "Official Foot Ball Rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association". 1921.
  2. ^ "Lynx' Coach Dies Of Heart Attack". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. January 19, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Haygood Dies". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. United Press. January 18, 1935. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon