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'''James Andrew Sirtosky''' (January 23, 1914 – August 11, 2015), known as '''Jim Freeman''',<ref>[http://www.heraldstandard.com/sports/local/freeman-living-link-to-another-era-of-football/article_305bc706-5d5e-58ba-8687-3f2e78a5a883.html Profile], heraldstandard.com; accessed August 15, 2015.{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>[http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/archivesphotos/results/item.do?itemId=P0042105 Profile], dlib.indiana.edu; accessed August 15, 2015.</ref> was an [[American football]] player and coach |
'''James Andrew Sirtosky''' (January 23, 1914 – August 11, 2015), known as '''Jim Freeman''',<ref>[http://www.heraldstandard.com/sports/local/freeman-living-link-to-another-era-of-football/article_305bc706-5d5e-58ba-8687-3f2e78a5a883.html Profile], heraldstandard.com; accessed August 15, 2015.{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>[http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/archivesphotos/results/item.do?itemId=P0042105 Profile], dlib.indiana.edu; accessed August 15, 2015.</ref> was an [[American football]] player and coach drafted in the ninth round of the 1938 NFL Draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1938 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1938/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He served as the head football coach at Ball State Teachers College—<s></s>now [[Ball State University]]—from 1956 to 1961, compiling a record of 18–28–2. Born January 23, 1914,<ref>{{cite news|title=LIGHT THE CANDLES|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestarpress/access/1807415061.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+22%2C+2004&author=&pub=Star+Press&desc=LIGHT+THE+CANDLES&pqatl=google|newspaper=[[The Star Press]]|date=January 22, 2004|accessdate=October 31, 2011|archive-date=May 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511091743/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestarpress/doc/440354233.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan%2022,%202004&author=&pub=Star%20Press&edition=&startpage=&desc=LIGHT%20THE%20CANDLES|url-status=dead}}</ref> he [[centenarian|turned 100]] in 2014<ref name="Centenary">{{cite news|title=Former football coach to celebrate 100th birthday|newspaper=[[The Herald-Standard]]|publisher=[[Calkins Media]]|date=January 24, 2014|url=http://www.heraldstandard.com/community_life/community_news/former-football-coach-to-celebrate-th-birthday/article_89954806-c76d-528f-a04f-ba449a7fb11e.html|accessdate=February 1, 2015}}{{subscription required}}</ref> and died on August 11, 2015, aged 101.<ref>[http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/James-Andrew-Freeman-102754397 Tribute to Jim Freeman], tributes.com; accessed August 15, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestarpress/obituary.aspx?n=james-freeman-jim&pid=175651935 James (Jim) Freeman ]</ref> |
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==Head coaching record== |
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Biographical details | |
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Born | Denbo, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 23, 1914
Died | August 11, 2015 Cape Coral, Florida, U.S. | (aged 101)
Playing career | |
1935–1937 | Indiana |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1946–1947 | Connecticut (line) |
1948–1951 | Indiana (line) |
1956–1961 | Ball State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 18–28–2 |
James Andrew Sirtosky (January 23, 1914 – August 11, 2015), known as Jim Freeman,[1][2] was an American football player and coach, drafted in the ninth round of the 1938 NFL Draft.[3] He served as the head football coach at Ball State Teachers College—now Ball State University—from 1956 to 1961, compiling a record of 18–28–2. Born January 23, 1914,[4] he turned 100 in 2014[5] and died on August 11, 2015, aged 101.[6][7]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Ball State Cardinals (Indiana Collegiate Conference) (1956–1961) | |||||||||
1956 | Ball State | 4–4 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
1957 | Ball State | 2–5–1 | 2–3–1 | 4th | |||||
1958 | Ball State | 6–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1959 | Ball State | 1–7 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
1960 | Ball State | 3–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
1961 | Ball State | 2–5–1 | 2–4 | T–4th | |||||
Ball State: | 18–28–2 | 13–22–1 | |||||||
Total: | 18–28–2 |
References
- ^ Profile, heraldstandard.com; accessed August 15, 2015.(subscription required)
- ^ Profile, dlib.indiana.edu; accessed August 15, 2015.
- ^ "1938 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "LIGHT THE CANDLES". The Star Press. January 22, 2004. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ "Former football coach to celebrate 100th birthday". The Herald-Standard. Calkins Media. January 24, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2015.(subscription required)
- ^ Tribute to Jim Freeman, tributes.com; accessed August 15, 2015.
- ^ James (Jim) Freeman
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