Grady Higginbotham
 Higginbotham pictured in La Ventana 1927, Texas Tech yearbook | |
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| Football | |
| 1912 | Texas A&M |
| Baseball | |
| 1912 | Texas A&M |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1929 | Texas Tech |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1927 | Texas Tech |
| Baseball | |
| 1928–1929 | Texas Tech |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1927–1929 | Texas Tech |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1–7–2 (football) 12–18 (basketball) 10–17 (baseball) |
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.[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
| 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 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Source:[4]
Basketball
| 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 | |||||||||
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Source:[6]
References
- ^ Men's Basketball - Texas Tech Red Raiders: The Official Athletic Site
- ^ http://www.myaggienation.com/athletics_history/football/year_by_year/article_e2ad0dd2-f6fa-11e2-a97c-001a4bcf887a.html
- ^ Baseball - Texas Tech Red Raiders :: The Official Athletic Site
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/07mediaguidesectionSIX.pdf p. 140
- ^ "2009–10 Texas Tech Red Raiders Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ "2009 Media Supplement" (PDF). Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
External links
- Template:CFBCR
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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