Grailey Hewett "Grady" Higginbotham (December 31, 1892 – February 10, 1989) was an

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and

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player, coach of football,

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, and

, and college athletics administrator. Commonly known as Grady, he was also nicknamed "Big Hig".

Biography

Higginbotham was the first head coach of the

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team, leading it to a 14–18 record from 1925 to 1927. Higginbotham coached the Red Raiders baseball team to a 10–17 record from 1928 to 1929. He was also the head coach of the

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team in 1929, tallying a mark of 1–7–2. He was the

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at Texas Tech from 1927 to 1929. Higginbotham played

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and

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. After graduating, he played in

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for several years. He was the older brother of

Roswell G. Higginbotham Roswell G. "Little Hig" Higginbotham (August 15, 1898 – May 25, 1943) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He died on May 25, 1943, at Quonset Point Air National Guard Station, Naval Air Station Quonset Point. He was the you ...

, who also played at Texas A&M and became a college baseball coach.

Head coaching record

Football

Basketball

Baseball

References

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