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'''Grailey Hewett "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 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> He played for the [[Texas A&M Aggies]].<ref>http://www.myaggienation.com/athletics_history/football/year_by_year/article_e2ad0dd2-f6fa-11e2-a97c-001a4bcf887a.html</ref>
'''Grailey Hewett "Grady" "Big Hig" Higginbotham''' (December 31, 1892 &ndash; February 10, 1989) 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>[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> He played for the [[Texas A&M Aggies]].<ref>http://www.myaggienation.com/athletics_history/football/year_by_year/article_e2ad0dd2-f6fa-11e2-a97c-001a4bcf887a.html</ref>


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 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>

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Grady Higginbotham
Higginbotham pictured in La Ventana 1927, Texas Tech yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1892-12-31)December 31, 1892
Texas
DiedFebruary 10, 1989(1989-02-10) (aged 96)
Playing career
Football
1912Texas A&M
Baseball
1912Texas A&M
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929Texas Tech
Basketball
1925–1927Texas Tech
Baseball
1928–1929Texas Tech
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1927–1929Texas Tech
Head coaching record
Overall1–7–2 (football)
12–18 (basketball)
10–17 (baseball)

Grailey Hewett "Grady" "Big Hig" Higginbotham (December 31, 1892 – February 10, 1989) 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] He played for the Texas A&M Aggies.[2]

Higginbotham coached the Red Raiders baseball team to a 10–17 record from 1928 to 1929.[3]

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

Baseball

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

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source:[4]

Basketball

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

Source:[5]

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Texas Tech Matadors (Independent) (1929)
1929 Texas Tech 1–7–2
Texas Tech: 1–7–2
Total: 1–7–2
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Source:[6]

References

  1. ^ Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders: The Official Athletic Site
  2. ^ http://www.myaggienation.com/athletics_history/football/year_by_year/article_e2ad0dd2-f6fa-11e2-a97c-001a4bcf887a.html
  3. ^ Baseball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site
  4. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/07mediaguidesectionSIX.pdf p. 140
  5. ^ "2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  6. ^ "2009 Media Supplement" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

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