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American football coach

James Lytle
Biographical details
Born	(1901-02-22)February 22, 1901 Union County, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	July 17, 1987(1987-07-17) (aged 86) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1920s	Shaw
Basketball
1920s	Shaw
Baseball
1920s	Shaw

Position(s)	End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1927	Morris Brown
1928–1929	Shaw
1930–1931	Arkansas AM&N
1934–1945	Shaw
Basketball
1928–1930	Shaw
Baseball
1929–1930	Shaw
?–1978	Shaw

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1957–1978	Shaw

James E. Lytle Jr. (February 22, 1901 – July 17, 1987) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and golf coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Morris Brown College in Atlanta in 1927, Shaw University from 1928 to 1929 and again from 1934 to 1954, and Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College (Arkansas AM&N)—now known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—from 1930 to 1931. Lytle was also the athletic director at Shaw from 1957 to 1978.

Lytle graduated from Shaw in 1921 and later earned a Master of Arts degree in physical education from Columbia University.

In 1975, Lytle was the first person inducted into the Shaw University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1993, he was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Lytle died on July 17, 1987, following an illness.

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Morris Brown Wolverines (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1927)
1927	Morris Brown	2–3–2
Morris Brown:		2–3–2
Shaw Bears (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1928–1929)
1928	Shaw	1–6–1	1–3–1	7th
1929	Shaw	1–4–1	0–4–1	7th
Arkansas AM&N Lions (Independent) (1930–1931)
1930	Arkansas AM&N	7–1
1931	Arkansas AM&N	4–3
Arkansas AM&N:		11–4
Shaw Bears (Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1934–1945)
1934	Shaw	1–6–1	1–6	11th
1935	Shaw	4–4	3–3	8th
1936	Shaw	5–3–1	3–3	5th
1937	Shaw		1–6	12th
1938	Shaw	6–1–2	4–1–2	3rd
1939	Shaw	4–5	3–5	10th
1940	Shaw	2–5–2	2–4–2	8th
1941	Shaw	4–4–1	4–3–1	6th
1942	Shaw	0–1	0–0	NA
1943	No team—World War II
1944	No team—World War II
1945	Shaw	0–7	0–6	13th
Shaw:			22–44–7
Total:

References

"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994". FamilySearch. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
DeLassus, David. "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
"Lytle Named Coach At Shaw University". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. May 28, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
"Shaw Hall of Fame Inductees". Shaw University. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
"James Lytle".
"Shaw's longtime athletic director James Lytle dies". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. July 18, 1987. p. 31. Retrieved December 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

James Lytle at Find a Grave

v t e Morris Brown Wolverines football coaches
Charles F. McGee (1924) Unknown (1925) Robert Walter Johnson (1926) James Lytle (1927) H. D. Canady (1928–1929) Billy Nicks (1930–1935) Joe Lockhart (1936) Billy Nicks (1937–1939) Artis P. Graves (1940) Billy Nicks (1941–1942) No team (1943) Artis P. Graves (1944–1949) Edward Clemons (1950–1962) Maror J. Powell (1963–1967) James Abrams (1968–1970) Raymond Ross (1971–1975) Cass Jackson (1976–1977) Lambert S. Reed (1978–1981) Greg Thompson (1981–1994) Joe Redmond (1995) Joseph Crosby (1996–2000) Sol Brannan (2001–2002)

Morris Brown Wolverines football coaches

Charles F. McGee (1924)
Unknown (1925)
Robert Walter Johnson (1926)
James Lytle (1927)
H. D. Canady (1928–1929)
Billy Nicks (1930–1935)
Joe Lockhart (1936)
Billy Nicks (1937–1939)
Artis P. Graves (1940)
Billy Nicks (1941–1942)
No team (1943)
Artis P. Graves (1944–1949)
Edward Clemons (1950–1962)
Maror J. Powell (1963–1967)
James Abrams (1968–1970)
Raymond Ross (1971–1975)
Cass Jackson (1976–1977)
Lambert S. Reed (1978–1981)
Greg Thompson (1981–1994)
Joe Redmond (1995)
Joseph Crosby (1996–2000)
Sol Brannan (2001–2002)

v t e Shaw Bears head football coaches
Ralph N. Dunn (1920) Henry B. Hucles (1921–1922) Brown (1923) Harold D. Martin (1924–1926) W. Cooke (1927) James Lytle (1928–1929) Wiley Thurber Armstrong (1930–1933) James Lytle (1934–1942) No team (1943–1944) James Lytle (1945) Howard K. Wilson (1946–1951) No team (1952) Howard K. Wilson (1953) Robert D. Brown (1954–1956) Cliff Anderson (1957–1959) Robert Jackson (1960–1964) Lee Royster (1965–1966) Dennis Jefferson (1967–1969) George D. Clements (1970–1972) Jesse Clements (1973–1974) Horace T. Small (1975–1978) Lee Royster # (1978) No team (1979–2001) Greg Ruffin (2002) Deondri Clark (2003–2005) Darrell Asberry (2006–2011) Robert Massey (2012–2015) Adrian Jones (2016–2019) No team (2020) Adrian Jones (2021–2024) Greg Ruffin (2025– ) # denotes interim head coach

Shaw Bears head football coaches

Ralph N. Dunn (1920)
Henry B. Hucles (1921–1922)
Brown (1923)
Harold D. Martin (1924–1926)
W. Cooke (1927)
James Lytle (1928–1929)
Wiley Thurber Armstrong (1930–1933)
James Lytle (1934–1942)
No team (1943–1944)
James Lytle (1945)
Howard K. Wilson (1946–1951)
No team (1952)
Howard K. Wilson (1953)
Robert D. Brown (1954–1956)
Cliff Anderson (1957–1959)
Robert Jackson (1960–1964)
Lee Royster (1965–1966)
Dennis Jefferson (1967–1969)
George D. Clements (1970–1972)
Jesse Clements (1973–1974)
Horace T. Small (1975–1978)
Lee Royster # (1978)
No team (1979–2001)
Greg Ruffin (2002)
Deondri Clark (2003–2005)
Darrell Asberry (2006–2011)
Robert Massey (2012–2015)
Adrian Jones (2016–2019)
No team (2020)
Adrian Jones (2021–2024)
Greg Ruffin (2025– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions head football coaches
Unknown (1923–1925) No team (1926–1927) Caesar Felton Gayles (1928–1929) James Lytle (1930–1931) James W. Hazzard (1932–1934) James McCrary (1935) James W. Hazzard (1936) William S. Taylor (1937–1941) No team (1942–1943) Chester Hynes (1944–1945) Lamar Allen (1946–1949) Roland K. Bernard (1950–1952) Leroy Moore (1953–1956) Charles Spearman (1957–1961) Vannette W. Johnson (1962–1972) Donzell Young (1973–1975) James Shaw (1976–1979) Ben McGee (1980–1983) Donzell Young (1984–1986) Archie Cooley (1987–1990) No team (1991–1992) Lee Hardman (1993–2003) Mo Forte (2004–2007) Monte Coleman (2008–2017) Cedric Thomas (2018–2019) Doc Gamble (2020–2022) Don Treadwell # (2022) Alonzo Hampton (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions head football coaches

Unknown (1923–1925)
No team (1926–1927)
Caesar Felton Gayles (1928–1929)
James Lytle (1930–1931)
James W. Hazzard (1932–1934)
James McCrary (1935)
James W. Hazzard (1936)
William S. Taylor (1937–1941)
No team (1942–1943)
Chester Hynes (1944–1945)
Lamar Allen (1946–1949)
Roland K. Bernard (1950–1952)
Leroy Moore (1953–1956)
Charles Spearman (1957–1961)
Vannette W. Johnson (1962–1972)
Donzell Young (1973–1975)
James Shaw (1976–1979)
Ben McGee (1980–1983)
Donzell Young (1984–1986)
Archie Cooley (1987–1990)
No team (1991–1992)
Lee Hardman (1993–2003)
Mo Forte (2004–2007)
Monte Coleman (2008–2017)
Cedric Thomas (2018–2019)
Doc Gamble (2020–2022)
Don Treadwell # (2022)
Alonzo Hampton (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

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