Jimmy Kitts

James Roland Kitts (June 14, 1900 – December 13, 1952)[1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball[2] player and coach. He served as head football coach at Rice Institute—now Rice University—from 1934 to 1939 and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1941 and from 1946 to 1947, compiling a career college football record of 46–42–7. Kitts was also the head basketball coach at Rice from 1932 to 1938, tallying a mark of 58–56. Kitts was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1956.[3]

James Kitts
Biographical details
Born(1900-06-14)June 14, 1900
Dallas County, Texas
DiedDecember 13, 1952(1952-12-13) (aged 52)
El Paso, Texas
Playing career
Football
1918–1921SMU
Basketball
1919–1922SMU
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1931–1933Rice (freshmen)
1934–1939Rice
1941VPI
1946–1947VPI
Basketball
1920sAthens HS (TX)
1932–1938Rice
Baseball
1925–1926Dallas
Head coaching record
Overall46–42–7 (college football)
58–56 (college basketball)
21–12 (college baseball)
Bowls1–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 SWC (1934, 1937)

Coaching career

From 1934 to 1939, Kitts coached at Rice, and compiled a 33–29–4 record. His 1934 team went 9–1–1, however his 1939 team went 1–9–1. Prior to coaching at Rice, Kitts guided the University of Dallas (U of Dallas) football, baseball, and men's basketball programs from 1923-1926. Kitts posted an 11-5-2 record with football, 26-15 record with baseball, and 17-17 record with basketball.

Death

Kitts died on December 13, 1952 in El Paso, Texas.[4]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs AP#
Rice Owls (Southwest Conference) (1934–1939)
1934 Rice 9–1–15–11st
1935 Rice 8–33–3T–3rd
1936 Rice 5–71–5T–6th
1937 Rice 6–3–24–1–11stW Cotton18
1938 Rice 4–63–34th
1939 Rice 1–9–10–5–17th
Rice: 33–29–416–18–2
VPI Goblers (Southern Conference) (1941)
1941 VPI 6–44–2T–5th
VPI Goblers (Southern Conference) (1946–1947)
1946 VPI 3–4–33–3–2T–7thL Sun
1947 VPI 4–54–38th
VPI: 13–13–311–8–2
Total:46–42–7
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth
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See also

References
  1. James Kitts' profile in the Texas Death Index
  2. University of Dallas Baseball Records (accessed June 3, 2012).
  3. Jimmy Kitts profile at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame(accessed March 19, 2020)
  4. "Former Rice Coach, Jimmy Kitts, Dies". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. December 15, 1952. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
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