James R. Shreve (August 27, 1926 – December 29, 2018) was
American football,
basketball, and
lacrosse coach. He served as the head coach at
Moravian College in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1954, compiling a record of 10–20–1. Shrive also served as an assistant coach at
Syracuse University
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where he was a member of the school's
1959 national championship staff.
[ He also served as the head coach for Syracuse freshman football team, then called the''Tangerines''.
Raised in ]Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Scotch Plains is a township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The township is located on a ridge in northern- central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 201 ...
, Shreve graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in 1945.[Mink, Nate]
"Former Syracuse football player, assistant Jim Shreve, 92, has died"
'' The Post-Standard'', January 4, 2019. Accessed August 12, 2019. "Shreve arrived at Syracuse University from Scotch Plains High School (N.J.) on a scholarship in 1945, played basketball for Lew Andreas, left school to serve one year in the United States Army, returned to play defensive back for Schwartzwalder and embarked on a coaching career that would eventually lead him back to Syracuse."Alumni Hall of Fame
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. Accessed August 12, 2019. "James Shreve '45: He was a candidate for the National (collegiate) Football Coach of the year in 1954. Had a consistent and proven track record of success on the collegiate and scholastic levels."
Head coaching record
College football
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1926 births
2018 deaths
American football defensive backs
Basketball coaches from New Jersey
Basketball players from New Jersey
Cornell Big Red football coaches
George Washington Colonials baseball coaches
George Washington Colonials football coaches
High school football coaches in Pennsylvania
Iowa State Cyclones football coaches
Lehigh Mountain Hawks football coaches
Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's lacrosse coaches
Moravian Greyhounds football coaches
People from Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Players of American football from New Jersey
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School alumni
Sportspeople from Plainfield, New Jersey
Syracuse Orange football coaches
Syracuse Orange football players
Syracuse Orange men's basketball players