James R. Shreve (August 27, 1926 – December 29, 2018) was American football, basketball, and lacrosse coach. He served as the head coach at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1954, compiling a record of 10–20–1.[1] Shrive also served as an assistant coach at Syracuse University where he was a member of the school's 1959 national championship staff.[2] He also served as the head coach for Syracuse freshman football team, then called theTangerines.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 27, 1926 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 2018 Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1948–1950 | Syracuse |
| Basketball | |
| 1948–1951 | Syracuse |
| Position(s) | Defensive back (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1951–1954 | Moravian |
| 1955–1956 | George Washington (off. backs) |
| 1957–1958 | Lehigh (backfield) |
| 1959–1968 | Syracuse (freshmen) |
| 1969–1972 | Syracuse (RB) |
| 1973 | Iowa State (QB/RB) |
| 1974–1977 | Canastota HS (NY) |
| 1977–1983 | Cornell (WR) |
| Basketball | |
| 1955–1957 | Syracuse (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1956 | George Washington (assistant) |
| Lacrosse | |
| 1959 | Lehigh |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–20–1 (college football) |
Raised in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Shreve graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in 1945.[2][4]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moravian Greyhounds (Independent) (1951–1954) | |||||||||
| 1951 | Moravian | 0–7–1 | |||||||
| 1952 | Moravian | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1953 | Moravian | 3–4 | |||||||
| 1954 | Moravian | 6–2 | |||||||
| Moravian: | 10–20–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 10–20–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "University to honor former Student Athletes". Syracuse University. September 25, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ a b Mink, Nate. "Former Syracuse football player, assistant Jim Shreve, 92, has died", The Post-Standard, January 4, 2019. Accessed August 12, 2019. "Shreve arrived at Syracuse University from Scotch Plains High School (N.J.) on a scholarship in 1945, played basketball for Lew Andreas, left school to serve one year in the United States Army, returned to play defensive back for Schwartzwalder and embarked on a coaching career that would eventually lead him back to Syracuse."
- ^ Roland, Jack (November 26, 1968). "Rolan' Along". Republican and Herald. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. p. 10. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Alumni Hall of Fame Archived 2019-08-12 at the Wayback Machine, Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School. Accessed August 12, 2019. "James Shreve '45: He was a candidate for the National (collegiate) Football Coach of the year in 1954. Had a consistent and proven track record of success on the collegiate and scholastic levels."
