Grady Higginbotham
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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".
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![]() Higginbotham pictured in La Ventana 1927, Texas Tech yearbook | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1892-12-31)December 31, 1892 Texas, U.S. |
Died | February 10, 1989(1989-02-10) (aged 96) Texas, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1912 | Texas A&M |
Baseball | |
1912 | Texas A&M |
1913 | Denison Blue Sox |
1914 | Dubuque Dubs |
1915–1916 | Denison Railroaders |
1916 | Sherman Lions |
Position(s) | Fullback (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1924 | Daniel Baker |
1925–1928 | Texas Tech (assistant) |
1929 | Texas Tech |
Basketball | |
1925–1927 | Texas Tech |
Baseball | |
1922 | Sherman Red Sox |
1928–1929 | Texas Tech |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1927–1929 | Texas Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–13–3 (football) 12–18 (basketball) 10–17 (college baseball) |
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