Mutt Gee

Mutt Gee
Sport(s) Football, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1896-08-20)August 20, 1896
Union County, South Carolina
Died October 29, 1982(1982-10-29) (aged 86)
Huntsville, Texas
Playing career
Football
1914–1917 Clemson
Baseball
1917 Clemson
Position(s) Center, guard (football)
Right fielder (baseball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1920–1922 Sam Houston State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1927–1930 Clemson
Head coaching record
Overall 6–7–4
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern (1917)
Clemson Athletics Hall of Fame (1975)

James Gillian "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 as 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Clemson To Induct 6 In Hall of Fame". Gettysburg Times. November 14, 1975.
  2. "Clemson".
  3. "Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame". ClemsonTigers.com.
  4. Gaskamp, Katherine. "James Gilliam Gee" (PDF). Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  5. "Hall Richer by Six". Clemson University. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
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