James Carson

Guard, American football player

1940 – 1999

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Who was James Carson?

James "Big Daddy" Carson was head football coach of Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi from 1992 to 1998, compiling a record of 54-25-1 and leading the school to three NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances, as well as a Black College National Championship in 1996.

The Clarksdale, Mississippi native played offensive guard and nose tackle at JSU, garnering NAIA honorable mention All-America honors in 1962.

His son, Ricardo, played football at the school from 1991 to 1994.

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Born
1940
Profession
Education
  • Jackson State University
Lived in
  • Clarksdale
Died
1999

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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