Jim Pittman | |
Birth Date: | August 28, 1925 |
Birth Place: | Boyle, Mississippi, U.S. |
Death Place: | Waco, Texas, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1947–1949 |
Player Team1: | Mississippi State |
Coach Years1: | 1951–1953 |
Coach Team1: | Mississippi State (freshmen) |
Coach Years2: | 1954–1955 |
Coach Team2: | Mississippi State (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 1956 |
Coach Team3: | Washington (assistant) |
Coach Years4: | 1957–1965 |
Coach Team4: | Texas (assistant) |
Coach Years5: | 1966–1970 |
Coach Team5: | Tulane |
Coach Years6: | 1971 |
Coach Team6: | TCU |
Overall Record: | 24–33–1 |
Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
James Noel Pittman (August 28, 1925 – October 30, 1971) was a college football coach at Tulane University and Texas Christian University.
A native of Boyle, Mississippi, Pittman played at Mississippi State University. From 1947 to 1949, he served as the head football coach at Tulane, and during his tenure there he compiled a 21–30–1 record. In 1971, he served as the head football coach at TCU, where he compiled a 3–3–1 record, being credited for the 34–27 win that happened on the day of his death.[1] [2] He died of a heart attack on the sidelines of a game against Baylor in Waco, Texas on October 30, 1971.[2]