Grailey Hewett "Grady" Higginbotham (December 31, 1892 – February 10, 1989) was an

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and

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player, coach of football,

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, and

, and college athletics administrator. Commonly known as Grady, he was also nicknamed "Big Hig".

Biography

Higginbotham was the first head coach of the

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team, leading it to a 14–18 record from 1925 to 1927. Higginbotham coached the Red Raiders baseball team to a 10–17 record from 1928 to 1929. He was also the head coach of the

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team in 1929, tallying a mark of 1–7–2. He was the

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at Texas Tech from 1927 to 1929. Higginbotham played

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and

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. After graduating, he played in minor league baseball for several years. He was the older brother of Roswell G. Higginbotham, who also played at Texas A&M and became a college baseball coach.

Head coaching record

Football

Basketball

Baseball

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