James A. Baldwin
Encyclopedia
James "Jim" Baldwin was an American football
player, track
athlete, coach of football, basketball
, and baseball
, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He served as the head football coach the University of Rhode Island
, the University of Maine
, Duke University
, Lehigh University
, and Wake Forest University
, compiling a career college football
record of 41–32–14. 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 and at Lehigh, tallying a career college baseball
record of 32–25–1. From 1915 to 1918, Baldwin was the athletic director
at Rhode Island while he coached three sports.
from 1926 to 1927. His record at Wake Forest stands at 7–10–3. He also served as the head coach
at Maine from 1919 to 1920, and at Duke University
where he compiled a 6–1–2 record. He also served as the head coach of Duke's basketball program
in 1922, compiling a 6–12 record.
He was the 15th head football coach for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
and he held that position for three seasons, from 1922 until 1924. His overall coaching record at Lehigh was 13 wins, 8 losses, and 5 ties. This ranks him 13th at Lehigh in terms of total wins and eighth at Lehigh in terms of winning percentage.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player, track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete, coach of football, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, and college athletics administrator in the United States. He served as the head football coach the University of Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West...
, the University of Maine
University of Maine
The University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System...
, Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
, Lehigh University
Lehigh University
Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines...
, and Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
, compiling a career college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
record of 41–32–14. Baldwin was also the head basketball coach at the same five schools, amassing a career college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
mark of 85–66. In addition he served as the head baseball coach at Rhode Island and at Lehigh, tallying a career college baseball
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
record of 32–25–1. From 1915 to 1918, Baldwin was the athletic director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
at Rhode Island while he coached three sports.
Coaching career
Baldwin served as the head football coach at Wake ForestWake Forest University
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...
from 1926 to 1927. His record at Wake Forest stands at 7–10–3. He also served as the head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
at Maine from 1919 to 1920, and at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
where he compiled a 6–1–2 record. He also served as the head coach of Duke's basketball program
Duke Blue Devils men's basketball
The Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Duke University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I...
in 1922, compiling a 6–12 record.
He was the 15th head football coach for the Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Lehigh Mountain Hawks
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks are the athletic teams representing Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States. The Hawks participate in NCAA Division I competition as a member of the Patriot League...
in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 74,982, making it the seventh largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie,...
and he held that position for three seasons, from 1922 until 1924. His overall coaching record at Lehigh was 13 wins, 8 losses, and 5 ties. This ranks him 13th at Lehigh in terms of total wins and eighth at Lehigh in terms of winning percentage.
Further reading
- Maine Football Coach Has 13 Months' Experience as Director in France in his Training, The Lewiston Daily Sun