Jim Preas

Jim Preas
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Football
Born	(1893-06-22)June 22, 1893 Johnston City, Tennessee
Died	January 1965 (aged 71) Johnston City, Tennessee
Alma mater	Georgia Institute of Technology
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1919–1921	Apprentice
Head coaching record
Overall	18–3–1

James Henry Preas (June 22, 1893 – January 1965) was an American football coach.^[1]^[2] Preas was the first head football coach at The Apprentice School in Newport News, Virginia and he held that position for three seasons, from 1919 until 1921. His coaching record at Apprentice was 18–3–1. ^[3]

He was a player on Coach John Heisman's Georgia Tech football team. Preas kicked 18 PATs and scored a touchdown in the legendary 222-0 Tech victory over Cumberland College on October 7, 1916. In 1919, he married Evangeline Horman.^[4] He died in 1965 and was buried in his hometown.^[5]

References

↑ Shipyard Bulletin. 13. 1948. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
↑ Report. 1923. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
↑ Apprentice Builders coaching records
↑ "Person Details for Jas. H. Preas, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
↑ "James Henry Preas (1893 - 1965) - Find A Grave Memorial". findagrave.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.

The Apprentice Builders head football coaches

Jim Preas (1919–1921)
A. B. Stoney (1922–1923)
Edward J. Robeson Jr. (1924–1925)
R. L. Patterson (1926)
E. M. Handy (1927–1928)
F. R. White (1929–1931)
J. B. McArthur (1932)
F. R. White (1933)
W. F. Metts (1934–1937)
W. H. Collier (1938–1939)
Frank Dobson (1940–1948)
Vernon Haynes (1949–1950)
John A. Burns (1951–1952)
Frank Masters (1953)
Frank Marshall (1954–1956)
Gordon Lamkin (1957–1959)
G. R. Heflin (1960–1961)
John A. Burns (1962)
Bob Tata (1963)
H. K. Brown Jr. (1964)
Romie Hamilton (1965)
J. E. Bradshaw (1966)
W. S. Renn Jr. (1967–1968)
Winston Siegfried (1969–1970)
James H. Wilson (1971–1974)
T. G. Yearwood (1975–1976)
Norm Snead (1977–1984)
Phil Janaro (1985–1987)
Norm Snead (1988–1989)
Paul Hoffman (1990–1997)
Aubrey Kelly (1998–2001)
Phil Janaro (2002–2007)
Michael Vite (2008–2011)
Paul Hoffman (2012–2013)
Paul White (2014– )

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