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Don James (American football) was born on 31 December, 1932 in Massillon, Ohio, U.S., is an American football player and coach (1932–2013). Discover Don James (American football)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

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Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 31 December 1932
Birthday 31 December
Birthplace Massillon, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death 20 October, 2013
Died Place Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1932

Donald Earl James (December 31, 1932 – October 20, 2013) was an American football player and coach.

James was born in 1932 at his family's home on the outskirts of Massillon, Ohio.

He was the fourth of five sons.

1942

Four of the five played football, and the eldest, Tommy, starred at Ohio State on the 1942 national championship team, and played professional football for a decade (1947–1956).

1948

James attended Massillon Washington High School, where was quarterback for the school's football team in 1948 and 1949, and graduated in 1950.

1952

James attended the University of Miami on a football scholarship, and was the quarterback for the Hurricanes in 1952 and 1953.

He set Miami single-season records for completions (121), yards (1,363), and completion percentage (56.9%).

They were married in August 1952 and had three children: Jeff, Jill, and Jeni.

1954

He earned a bachelor's degree in education in 1954, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

1959

He coached high school football in Florida at Southwest Miami High School in 1959, then was a college assistant coach for twelve seasons at Florida State, Michigan, and Colorado.

1971

He served as the head coach at Kent State University from 1971 to 1974 and at the University of Washington from 1975 to 1992, compiling a career college football record of .690.

James became a head coach in 1971 at Kent State in his native Ohio, where he had a .560 record in four years.

At Kent State, he coached future NFL player Jack Lambert, and future college head coaches Nick Saban of Alabama, and Gary Pinkel of Missouri.

1972

During his four seasons at Kent States, the Golden Flashes won their only Mid-American Conference (MAC) title in 1972, and played in their first bowl game, the Tangerine Bowl.

1973

The 1973 team posted the best record in program history at 9–2.

1974

In December 1974, James was hired by University of Washington (UW) athletic director Joseph Kearney to succeed Jim Owens as head coach of the Huskies.

His original contract was for four years, starting at $28,000 per year.

1975

Like Owens, James served as Husky head coach for 18 seasons, from 1975 until August 1993.

1977

James won national college coach of the year honors in 1977, 1984, and 1991.

1985

While at Washington, James' teams won four Rose Bowls, the Orange Bowl in January 1985, and had a 10–4 record in all bowl games.

Overall, James tallied a .720 record at Washington, including a then-record 98 wins in Pacific-10 Conference play.

(Against the five current North division opponents of the Pac-12, his record was .820).

1990

Washington won 22 consecutive games from November 1990 to November 1992.

1991

His 1991 Washington team won a share of the national championship after completing a 12–0 season with a decisive win over Michigan in the Rose Bowl.

He led the Huskies to a national championship in 1991.

1992

James was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.

James was a graduate assistant for the Jayhawks at the University of Kansas under his former high school coach, Chuck Mather, and received a master's degree in education.

In early November 1992, it was revealed that several Huskies players had received improper benefits.

Among them, starting quarterback Billy Joe Hobert had received a series of loans totaling $50,000 made by a friend's father-in-law.

At the time, the defending national champion Huskies were undefeated (8–0), ranked first in the AP poll, and second in the coaches' poll.

While it was later determined the loan was neither an NCAA violation nor an institutional violation, this was the first in a series of reports by The Seattle Times and Los Angeles Times that initiated Pacific-10 Conference and NCAA investigations.

These led to charges that Washington exhibited "lack of institutional control" over its handling of recruiting funds for on-campus visits and a Los Angeles booster summer jobs program.

The Huskies received sanctions from both the NCAA and Pacific-10 Conference.

1993

Though notably James and the coaching staff were not specifically cited as having broken any rules, James resigned from his head coaching position on August 22, 1993, in protest of what were considered unfair sanctions against his team for minor, unsubstantiated, or fabricated infractions.

Though university president William Gerberding and athletic director Barbara Hedges had presented James the final list of penalties that all Pac-10 parties had agreed best for the football program and athletics, Gerberding argued in favor of altering the penalties against the program from a two-year TV revenue ban and one-year bowl ban, to a one-year TV revenue ban and two-year bowl ban.

1997

James was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

2004

On October 10, 2004, James raised the Seattle Seahawks 12 flag before a game at Quest Field vs. the St. Louis Rams.

2019

In a 2019 interview with The Athletic, it was cited by his wife that his resignation from head coaching probably saved his life.

James married his high school sweetheart, Carol Hoobler, a Massillon native who followed James To Miami where she became a cheerleader.