Jim Reed

Who is Jim Reed?

James J. "Jimmy" Reed was an American wrestling, football and soccer player and coach. He served as head coach of the United States men's national soccer team from 1959 until 1961, finishing with a record of 0-3-1.

Reed graduated from Liberty High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He attended Lehigh University in Bethlehem from 1923 to 1927. He spent four seasons on the school's wrestling team and three on the soccer team. In 1928, he was selected as an alternate for the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team. In 1929, he became the assistant wrestling coach at Princeton University. In September 1934, he replaced Clarence Foster as head coach, a position he held until 1963. He compiled a 109-106-14 record as wrestling coach. In 1938, Reed became the head soccer coach at Princeton. When he stepped down in 1966, he had compiled a 136-95-29 record. In 1955, the National Wrestling Coaches Association awarded Reed its 25 Years of Service Award. In the 1950s, Reed also became a part time wrestling coach at the Hun School of Princeton. After retiring from Princeton in 1969, he became a full-time wrestling and soccer coach at the school. In 2007, the Hun School inducted Reed into its Athletic Hall of Fame.