James G. Driver
 Driver pictured in The Colonial Echo 1920, William & Mary yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1889 Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | October 1975 (aged 86) Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1908–1909 | William & Mary |
| 1910 | Virginia |
| Basketball | |
| 1905–1907 | William & Mary |
| 1908–1910 | William & Mary |
| Coaching career ( Newberry | |
| 1919–1920 | William & Mary |
| Basketball | |
| 1911–1913 | South Carolina |
| 1919–1923 | William & Mary |
| Baseball | |
| 1912–1913 | South Carolina |
| 1920–1923 | William & Mary |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1919–1923 | William & Mary |
| 1929–1935 | Virginia |
| 1935–1937 | Virginia (graduate manager) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–13–1 (football) 36–24 (basketball) 56–39–1 (baseball) |
James Glenn Driver (August 10, 1889 – October 1975) was an
In 1988, Driver was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.
Coaching career
Driver was the head coach for the William & Mary basketball team for the 1919–20 through 1922–23 seasons.[1] During his four years at the helm, he produced a 31–16 record.[1] Driver was also the head coach of the William & Mary football team for two seasons, 1919 and 1920. He compiled a 6–11–1 record during that time.[2]
Prior to William & Mary, Driver was the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team from 1911 to 1913. In his only two seasons he compiled a 5–7 record.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newberry Indians () (1916)
| |||||||||
| 1916 | Newberry | 5–2 | |||||||
| Newberry: | 5–2 | ||||||||
| William & Mary Indians (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1920) | |||||||||
| 1919 | William & Mary | 2–6–1 | 1–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1920 | William & Mary | 4–5 | 0–4 | 14th | |||||
| William & Mary: | 6–11–1 | 1–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 11–13–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
- ^ William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007 Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
External links
- James Driver profile at the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
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