James O. Newton

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American football and basketball coach

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United States of America

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Sports

Gender

Male

Birth

28 March 1882 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Dexter City, USA

Star sign

Aries People who share this birthday

Death

10 August 1938 People who died on this day

Place of death

Lima, USA

Age

56 years

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Biography

James Otto Newton (March 28, 1882 – August 10, 1938) was an American football and basketball coach.

Early years

Newton earned his DDS degree from Ohio State University in 1903.

Heidelberg

Newton served as the head football coach at Heidelberg University from 1918 to 1920 and, also, as the school's head men's basketball coach from 1919 to 1921.

Ohio Northern

Newton moved to Ada, Ohio to become the head football coach (1922–1923), men's basketball coach (1922–1927), and women's basketball coach (1922).

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Heidelberg Student Princes (Independent)
1918	Heidelberg	5–1
1919	Heidelberg	6–3
Heidelberg Student Princes (Ohio Athletic Conference)
1920	Heidelberg	7–2	3–2	T–6th
Heidelberg:		18–6	3–2
Ohio Northern Polar Bears (Ohio Athletic Conference)
1922	Ohio Northern	4–5	2–5	14th
1923	Ohio Northern	6–4	3–4	12th
Ohio Northern:		10–9	5–9
Total:		28–15