James Gilliam "Mutt" Gee (August 20, 1896 – October 29, 1982) was an American college football player and coach and college administrator. Gee played college football at Clemson University as a center and was selected All-Southern in 1917. He also lettered in baseball at Clemson.[1] Gee and Josh Cody were instrumental in building the Fike Recreation Center.[2] Gee was inducted into the Clemson Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975.[1][3]
Gee coached football at Sam Houston State University from 1920 to 1922, compiling a record of 6–7–4.[4] He returned to his alma mater, Clemson in 1927 to serve as the school's athletic director. He later became the president at East Texas State University—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce.[5]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston State Bearkats (Independent) (1920–1922) | |||||||||
| 1920 | Sam Houston State | 1–3–2 | |||||||
| 1921 | Sam Houston State | 3–1–2 | |||||||
| 1922 | Sam Houston State | 2–3 | |||||||
| Sam Houston State: | 6–7–4 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–7–4 | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Clemson To Induct 6 In Hall of Fame". Gettysburg Times. November 14, 1975.
- ^ Blackman, Sam; Bradley, Bob; Kriese, Chuck (July 2001). Clemson. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 9781582613697.
- ^ "Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame". ClemsonTigers.com.
- ^ Gaskamp, Katherine. "James Gilliam Gee" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "Hall Richer by Six". Clemson University. Retrieved February 13, 2018.