Jim Freeman (American football)
American football player and coach
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| Intro | American football player and coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | American football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 23 January 1914 | |
| Death | 11 August 2015 (aged 101 years) |
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Biography
James Andrew Sirtosky (January 23, 1914 – August 11, 2015), known as Jim Freeman, was an American football player and coach. 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, he turned 100 in 2014 and died on August 11, 2015, aged 101.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State Cardinals (Heartland Collegiate Conference) (1956–1961) | |||||||||
| 1956 | Ball State | 4–4 | |||||||
| 1957 | Ball State | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1958 | Ball State | 6–2 | |||||||
| 1959 | Ball State | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1960 | Ball State | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1961 | Ball State | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| Ball State: | 18–28–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 18–28–2 | ||||||||