James Benton Higgins Jr. (January 10, 1920 – June 6, 1991) was an
American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He played
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
at
Trinity University in
Waxahachie, Texas and professionally in the
National Football League (NFL) for one season, in 1941, with the
Chicago Cardinals. Higgins served as the head football coach at Lamar State College of Technology—now known as
Lamar University—in
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat, seat of government of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, metropo ...
from 1953 to 1962, compiling a record of 59–38–4. He was also the
athletic director at Lamar from 1963 to 1983.
Higgins was an assistant coach at Lamar Tech for four seasons under
Stan Lambert
Standard Dwight "Stan" Lambert (born December 21, 1952), is an American bank executive who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 71st District, which encompasses Jones, Nolan, and Taylor counties about Abilene. La ...
before succeeding him as head coach. After playing with the Cardinals, Higgins entered the
United States Marine Corps, reaching the rank of major.
Head coaching record
College
References
External links
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Glass, Vernon
1920 births
1991 deaths
American football guards
American football linebackers
Chicago Cardinals players
Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals athletic directors
Lamar Cardinals football coaches
Trinity Tigers football players
Junior college football coaches in the United States
United States Marine Corps officers
United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
Players of American football from Ellis County, Texas
Coaches of American football from Texas
Military personnel from Texas