Jim Mentis
American football and wrestling coach
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| Intro | American football and wrestling coach | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | American football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 25 December 1925 | |
| Death | 24 December 2012 (aged 87 years) | |
| Star sign | Capricorn |
The details
Biography
James Edward Mentis (December 25, 1925 – December 24, 2012) was an American football and wrestling and coach. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Missouri State University–now known as Missouri State University–from 1965 to 1968, compiling a record of 20–21. Mentis was also the school's wrestling coach from 1961 to 1962.
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Missouri State Bears (Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Association) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Southwest Missouri State | 7–3 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 1966 | Southwest Missouri State | 7–4 | 5–0 | L Mineral Water | |||||
| 1967 | Southwest Missouri State | 4–6 | 2–3 | ||||||
| 1968 | Southwest Missouri State | 2–8 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Southwest Missouri State: | 20–21 | 13–7 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–21 | ||||||||
External kinks
- Jim Mentis at Find a Grave