James W. "Skip" Hazzard was an American college football player and coach and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College (Arkansas AM&N)—now known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—for fourt seasons, from 1932 to 1934 and again in 1936, compiling a record of 19–14–5. Hazzard played football as a tackle for four seasons at Clark College—now known as Clark Atlanta University—and captained the basketball team, and ran on the track team before graduating in 1929. He then coached and served as ppathletic director at New Orleans University prior to his hiring at Arkansas AM&N in 1932.[1] He left Arkansas AM&N in 1935 to study at Iowa State University.[2]
| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1925–1928 | Clark (GA) |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1932–1934 | Arkansas AM&N |
| 1936 | Arkansas AM&N |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1932 | New Orleans University |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–14–5 |
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas AM&N Lions (Independent) (1932–1934) | |||||||||
| 1932 | Arkansas AM&N | 4–3–2 | |||||||
| 1933 | Arkansas AM&N | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1934 | Arkansas AM&N | 4–4–2 | |||||||
| Arkansas AM&N Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1936) | |||||||||
| 1936 | Arkansas AM&N | 5–4–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| Arkansas AM&N: | 19–14–5 | 2–3–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 19–14–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Hazzard Enters New Orleans in in[sic] Tiger Relay". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. April 15, 1932. p. 15. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Brockenbury, Lawrence I. (July 19, 1935). "Arkansas To Have Three Grid Coaches". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 6. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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