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| name = Grady Higginbotham
| name = Grady Higginbotham
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| alt =
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| caption = Higginbotham pictured in ''La Ventana 1927'', Texas Tech yearbook
| caption = Higginbotham pictured in ''La Ventana 1927'', Texas Tech yearbook
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|12|31}}
| sport = [[American football|Football]], [[baseball]], [[basketball]]
| birth_place = [[Texas]], U.S.
| birth_date =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1989|2|10|1892|12|31}}
| birth_place =
| death_place = [[Texas]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1912
| player_years2 = 1912
| player_team2 = [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]]
| player_team2 = [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]]
| player_positions = [[Fullback (gridiron football)|Fullback]] (football)
| player_sport3 = Baseball
| player_years4 = 1912
| player_team4 = [[Texas A&M Aggies baseball|Texas A&M]]
| player_years5 = 1913
| player_team5 = [[Denison Blue Sox]]
| player_years6 = 1914
| player_team6 = [[Dubuque Dubs]]
| player_years7 = 1915–1916
| player_team7 = [[Denison Railroaders]]
| player_years8 = 1916
| player_team8 = [[Sherman Lions]]
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1929
| coach_years2 = 1924
| coach_team2 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]]
| coach_team2 = [[Daniel Baker Hill Billies football|Daniel Baker]]
| coach_years3 = 1925–1928
| coach_sport3 = Basketball
| coach_team3 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech]] (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1925–1927
| coach_years4 = 1929
| coach_team4 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball|Texas Tech]]
| coach_team4 = Texas Tech
| coach_sport5 = Baseball
| coach_sport5 = Basketball
| coach_years6 = (1928–1929
| coach_years6 = 1925–1927
| coach_team6 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech]]
| coach_team6 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball|Texas Tech]]
| coach_sport7 = Baseball
| coach_years8 = 1922
| coach_team8 = Sherman Red Sox
| coach_years9 = 1928–1929
| coach_team9 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech]]
| admin_years1 = 1927–1929
| admin_years1 = 1927–1929
| admin_team1 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders|Texas Tech]]
| admin_team1 = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders|Texas Tech]]
| overall_record = 1–7–2 (football)<br>12–18 (basketball)<br>10–17 (baseball)
| overall_record = 4–13–3 (football)<br>12–18 (basketball)<br>10–17 (college baseball)
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| CFbDWID = 1059
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}}
'''Grailey Hewett''' "'''Grady'''" '''Higginbotham''' (December 31, 1892 – February 10, 1989) was an [[American football]] and [[baseball]] player, coach of football, [[basketball]], and [[baseball]], and college athletics administrator. Commonly known as Grady, he was also nicknamed "Big Hig".
'''Grady "Big Hig" Higginbotham''' was the first head coach of the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball]] team. Leading it to a 14–18–0 record from 1925 to 1927.<ref>[http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-pastres.html Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders: The Official Athletic Site]</ref>


==Biography==
Higginbotham coached the Red Raiders [[baseball]] team to a 10–17 record from 1928 to 1929.<ref>[http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/text-m-basebl-a-coach.html Baseball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site]</ref>
Higginbotham was the first head coach of the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball]] team, leading it to a 14–18 record from 1925 to 1927.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-pastres.html |title=Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders: The Official Athletic Site |access-date=August 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080421163119/http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/text-m-baskbl-a-pastres.html |archive-date=April 21, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Higginbotham coached the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Red Raiders baseball]] team to a 10–17 record from 1928 to 1929.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120714182533/http://texastech.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/archive/text-m-basebl-a-coach.html Baseball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site]</ref> He was also the head coach of the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football]] team in 1929, tallying a mark of 1–7–2. He was the [[athletic director]] at Texas Tech from 1927 to 1929. Higginbotham played [[college football]] and [[college baseball]] at [[Texas A&M University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.myaggienation.com/athletics_history/football/year_by_year/article_e2ad0dd2-f6fa-11e2-a97c-001a4bcf887a.html|title = 1912}}</ref> After graduating, he played in [[minor league baseball]] for several years. He was the older brother of [[Roswell G. Higginbotham]], who also played at Texas A&M and became a college baseball coach.


He was also the head coach of the [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football]] team in 1929. His record was 1–7–2.
==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
===Football===

{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
===Baseball===
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Daniel Baker Hill Billies football|Daniel Baker Hill Billies]]
|type=coach
| conf = [[Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
|conference=
| startyear = 1924
|poll=no
| endyear = single
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
|name=[[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech Matadors]]
| year = [[1924 college football season|1924]]
|startyear=1928
| name = [[1924 Daniel Baker Hill Billies football team|Daniel Baker]]
|conference=Independent
| overall = 3–6–1
|endyear=1929
| conference = 2–4–1
|}}
| confstanding = T–8th
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1928
| bowlname =
| name = Texas Tech
| bowloutcome =
| overall = 8–6
| bcsbowl =
| conference =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| season = 1929
| name = Daniel Baker
| name = Texas Tech
| overall = 3–6–1
| overall = 2–11
| confrecord = 2–4–1
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech Matadors]]
| conf = Independent
| startyear = 1929
| endyear = single
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1929 college football season|1929]]
| name = [[1929 Texas Tech Matadors football team|Texas Tech]]
| overall = 1–7–2
| conference =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Texas Tech
| name = Texas Tech
| overall = 10–17
| overall = 1–7–2
|confrecord =
| confrecord =
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall=10–17
| overall = 4–13–3
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
| legend = no
}}
}}
Source:<ref>http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/07mediaguidesectionSIX.pdf p. 140</ref>


===Basketball===
===Basketball===
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|type=coach
| name = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball|Texas Tech Matadors]]
|conference=
| conference = Independent
|poll=no
| startyear = 1925
| endyear = 1927
}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=[[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech Matadors]]
|startyear=1925
|conference=Independent
|endyear=1927
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1925–26
| season = 1925–26
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}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 14–18
| overall = 14–18
| legend = no
| legend = no
}}
}}
Source:<ref name="MediaGuide">{{cite web | title=2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders Basketball Media Guide| url=http://www.texastech.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0910-complete-mediaguide.pdf | publisher=[[Texas Tech University]] | accessdate=2010-01-04 | format=PDF}}</ref>


===Football===
===Baseball===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|poll=no|team=|conf=|bowl=}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Texas Tech Matadors]]
| name = [[Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball|Texas Tech Matadors]]
| conf = Independent
| conference = Independent
| startyear = 1929
| startyear = 1928
| endyear = single
| endyear = 1929
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1928
| year = 1929
| name = Texas Tech
| overall = 8–6
| name = [[1929 Texas Tech Matadors football team|Texas Tech]]
| overall = 1–7–2
| conference =
| conference =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| name = Texas Tech
| season = 1929
| overall = 1–7–2
| name = Texas Tech
| confrecord =
| overall = 2–11
| conference =
}}
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| overall = 1–7–2
| name = Texas Tech
| bcs = no
| overall = 10–17
| poll = no
|confrecord =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 10–17
| legend = no
}}
}}
Source:<ref>{{cite web | title=2009 Media Supplement | publisher=Texas Tech University | accessdate=2009-12-30 | url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2009mediasupplement.pdf |format=PDF}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Baseballstats |brm=higgin001g-- }}
* {{CFBCR|1059|Grady Higginbotham}}
* {{Find a Grave|41123300}}


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Latest revision as of 06:51, 18 December 2024

Grady Higginbotham
Higginbotham pictured in La Ventana 1927, Texas Tech yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1892-12-31)December 31, 1892
Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 10, 1989(1989-02-10) (aged 96)
Texas, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1912Texas A&M
Baseball
1912Texas A&M
1913Denison Blue Sox
1914Dubuque Dubs
1915–1916Denison Railroaders
1916Sherman Lions
Position(s)Fullback (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1924Daniel Baker
1925–1928Texas Tech (assistant)
1929Texas Tech
Basketball
1925–1927Texas Tech
Baseball
1922Sherman Red Sox
1928–1929Texas Tech
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1927–1929Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall4–13–3 (football)
12–18 (basketball)
10–17 (college baseball)

Grailey Hewett "Grady" Higginbotham (December 31, 1892 – February 10, 1989) was an American football and baseball player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. Commonly known as Grady, he was also nicknamed "Big Hig".

Biography

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Higginbotham was the first head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball team, leading it to a 14–18 record from 1925 to 1927.[1] Higginbotham coached the Red Raiders baseball team to a 10–17 record from 1928 to 1929.[2] He was also the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team in 1929, tallying a mark of 1–7–2. He was the athletic director at Texas Tech from 1927 to 1929. Higginbotham played college football and college baseball at Texas A&M University.[3] After graduating, he played in minor league baseball for several years. He was the older brother of Roswell G. Higginbotham, who also played at Texas A&M and became a college baseball coach.

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Daniel Baker Hill Billies (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1924)
1924 Daniel Baker 3–6–1 2–4–1 T–8th
Daniel Baker: 3–6–1 2–4–1
Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1929)
1929 Texas Tech 1–7–2
Texas Tech: 1–7–2
Total: 4–13–3

Basketball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1925–1927)
1925–26 Texas Tech 6–8
1926–27 Texas Tech 8–10
Texas Tech: 14–18
Total: 14–18

Baseball

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1928–1929)
1928 Texas Tech 8–6
1929 Texas Tech 2–11
Texas Tech: 10–17
Total: 10–17

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders: The Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
  2. ^ Baseball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site
  3. ^ "1912".
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