Jim Shreve

Jim Shreve
Biographical details
Born(1926-08-27)August 27, 1926
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Died(2018-12-29)December 29, 2018
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1948–1950Syracuse
Basketball
1948–1951Syracuse
Position(s)Defensive back (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1951–1954Moravian
1955–1956George Washington (off. backs)
1957–1958Lehigh (backfield)
1959–1968Syracuse (freshmen)
1969–1972Syracuse (RB)
1973Iowa State (QB/RB)
1974–1977Canastota HS (NY)
1977–1983Cornell (WR)
Basketball
1955–1957Syracuse (assistant)
Baseball
1956George Washington (assistant)
Lacrosse
1959Lehigh
Head coaching record
Overall10–20–1 (college football)

James R. Shreve (August 27, 1926 – December 29, 2018) was an 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]

Raised in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Shreve graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in 1945.[2][4]

Head coaching record

College football

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

  1. ^ "University to honor former Student Athletes". Syracuse University. September 25, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ 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."
  3. ^ Roland, Jack (November 26, 1968). "Rolan' Along". Republican and Herald. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. p. 10. Retrieved December 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ 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."