Grailey Hewett "Grady" Higginbotham (December 31, 1892 – February 10, 1989) was an American football and baseball player at Texas A&M University, as well as a coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator at Texas Tech University. He was nicknamed "Big Hig".
Early life Higginbotham was born on 31 December 1892 in Jameson, Texas (became a ghost town in the 1910s). He was the older brother of Roswell G. Higginbotham, who would also go on to play at Texas A&M and became a college baseball coach.
Career Playing career Higginbotham played college football and college baseball at Texas A&M University. After graduating, he played in minor league baseball for several years.
Coaching career Higginbotham was the first head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball 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 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team in 1929, tallying a record of 1–7–2. He was the athletic director at Texas Tech from 1927 to 1929.
Head coaching record Football
Basketball
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