H. Kirk Grantham
American athlete and coach (1896–1963)
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1896-05-02)May 2, 1896 |
Died | October 28, 1963(1963-10-28) (aged 67) Tupelo, Mississippi, U.S. |
Playing career | |
Football | |
1918 | Union (TN) |
1919–1921 | West Tennessee Normal |
Baseball | |
1920–1921 | West Tennessee Normal |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1925–1932 | Hall-Moody / Tennessee Junior |
Basketball | |
1920–1921 | West Tennessee Normal |
c. 1930 | Hall-Moody / Tennessee Junior |
Baseball | |
1927–1931 | Hall-Moody / Tennessee Junior |
Homer Kirk Grantham Sr. (May 2, 1896 – October 28, 1963) was an American football, basketball and baseball player and coach.
Early life
Grantham was a veteran of World War I. He attended Union University in Jackson, Tennessee[1] and West Tennessee Normal School, now known as the University of Memphis.
Coaching career
Memphis
While at West Tennessee Normal, Grantham served as the school's head men's basketball coach during the 1920–21 season.
UT Martin
During his tenure from 1925 to 1932, Grantham was the head coach football, basketball and baseball at the Hall-Moody Institute, now known as the University of Tennessee at Martin.[2]
References
- ^ "H. Kirk Grantham". Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Checkerboard" (PDF). 1928. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
External links
- H. Kirk Grantham at Find a Grave
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Memphis Tigers men's basketball head coaches
- H. Kirk Grantham (1920–1921)
- W. H. DePriest (1921–1922)
- Lester Barnard (1922–1924)
- Zach Curlin (1924–1943)
- No team (1943–1944)
- Zach Curlin (1944–1948)
- McCoy Tarry (1948–1951)
- Eugene Lambert (1951–1956)
- Bob Vanatta (1956–1962)
- Dean Ehlers (1962–1966)
- Moe Iba (1966–1970)
- Gene Bartow (1970–1974)
- Wayne Yates (1974–1979)
- Dana Kirk (1979–1986)
- Larry Finch (1986–1997)
- Tic Price (1997–1999)
- Johnny Jones # (1999–2000)
- John Calipari (2000–2009)
- Josh Pastner (2009–2016)
- Tubby Smith (2016–2018)
- Penny Hardaway (2018– )
# denotes interim head coach