James A. Moran (July 29, 1921 – February 1, 2005) was an American football coach. He was the head football coach at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a position he held from 1952 to 1962.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 29, 1921 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2005 (aged 83) Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1941 | Fordham |
| 1944 | Chatham Airfield |
| 1946–1948 | West Virginia |
| 1948–1949 | Wilkes-Barre Bullets |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952–1962 | King's |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 24–38–4 |
As a college athlete, he played in the 1942 Sugar Bowl for Fordham and the 1949 Sun Bowl for West Virginia, all while serving a four-year stint in the military during World War II.[2]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Monarchs (Independent) (1952–1962) | |||||||||
| 1952 | King's | 4–3 | |||||||
| 1953 | King's | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1954 | King's | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1955 | King's | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1956 | King's | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1957 | King's | 1–4–1 | |||||||
| 1958 | King's | 1–6 | |||||||
| 1959 | King's | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1960 | King's | 1–7–1 | |||||||
| King's: | 24–38–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 24–38–4 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Jim Moran". Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^ "James A. Moran". legacy.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.