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American football and baseball coach

James B. Modesitt
Biographical details

Born	(1875-11-24)November 24, 1875 Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Died	September 13, 1946(1946-09-13) (aged 70) Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1898–1899	Wabash
Baseball
1899	Wabash

Head coaching record
Overall	3–5–2 (football) 2–6 (baseball)

James Bert Modesitt (November 24, 1875 – September 13, 1946) was an American football and baseball coach. He was the 12th head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, serving for two seasons, from 1898 to 1899, and compiling a record of 3–5–2. Modesitt was the first coach at Wabash to hold the post for more than one season. Modesitt was also the head baseball coach at Wabash in 1899, tallying a mark of 2–6.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Wabash (Independent) (1898–1899)
1898	Wabash	2–5–1
1899	Wabash	1–0–1
Wabash:		3–5–2
Total:		3–5–2

References

"North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," James Modesitt, 1946". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
"Dr. Modesitt Dead in South". The Milwaukee Journal. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 14, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved September 4, 2012 – via Google News.
"Wabash College coaching records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

External links

James B. Modesitt at Find a Grave

v t e Wabash Little Giants head football coaches
Edwin R. Taber (1884) No team (1885) Evans Woollen (1886) William K. Martin (1887) No team (1888) C. Sherman King (1889) Robert A. King (1890) Mason B. Thomas (1891) William C. Malley (1892) Elmer G. Horton (1893) A. Vernon Randall (1894) Franklin D. Arms (1895) Frank M. Gould (1896) No team (1897) James B. Modesitt (1898–1899) Anthony Chez (1900) Frederick Feil (1901) Ebin Wilson (1902–1903) Frank Cayou (1904–1907) Ralph Jones (1908) Jesse Harper (1909–1912) Clarence H. Thurber (1913–1914) Paul Sheeks (1915–1916) J. Russell Townsend (1917–1918) Robert E. Vaughan (1919–1945) Glen Harmeson (1946–1950) Garland Frazier (1951–1960) Kenneth W. Keuffel (1961–1966) Max Urick (1967–1970) Dick Bowman (1971–1973) Frank Navarro (1974–1977) Stan Parrish (1978–1982) Greg Carlson (1983–2000) Chris Creighton (2001–2007) Erik Raeburn (2008–2015) Don Morel (2016–2019) No team (2020) Don Morel (2021–2024) Jake Gilbert (2024– )

Wabash Little Giants head football coaches

Edwin R. Taber (1884)
No team (1885)
Evans Woollen (1886)
William K. Martin (1887)
No team (1888)
C. Sherman King (1889)
Robert A. King (1890)
Mason B. Thomas (1891)
William C. Malley (1892)
Elmer G. Horton (1893)
A. Vernon Randall (1894)
Franklin D. Arms (1895)
Frank M. Gould (1896)
No team (1897)
James B. Modesitt (1898–1899)
Anthony Chez (1900)
Frederick Feil (1901)
Ebin Wilson (1902–1903)
Frank Cayou (1904–1907)
Ralph Jones (1908)
Jesse Harper (1909–1912)
Clarence H. Thurber (1913–1914)
Paul Sheeks (1915–1916)
J. Russell Townsend (1917–1918)
Robert E. Vaughan (1919–1945)
Glen Harmeson (1946–1950)
Garland Frazier (1951–1960)
Kenneth W. Keuffel (1961–1966)
Max Urick (1967–1970)
Dick Bowman (1971–1973)
Frank Navarro (1974–1977)
Stan Parrish (1978–1982)
Greg Carlson (1983–2000)
Chris Creighton (2001–2007)
Erik Raeburn (2008–2015)
Don Morel (2016–2019)
No team (2020)
Don Morel (2021–2024)
Jake Gilbert (2024– )

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