Jim Myers
Biographical details
Born
(1921-11-12)November 12, 1921
Madison, West Virginia, U.S.
Died
July 17, 2014(2014-07-17) (aged 92)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1941–1942
1944
Card-Pitt (off-season member)
1946
Position(s)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947
Wofford (line)
1948
Vanderbilt (line)
1949–1956
UCLA (line)
1957
1958–1961
1962–1986
Dallas Cowboys (OC/OL)
Head coaching record
Overall
16–29–5
James A. Myers (November 12, 1921 – July 17, 2014) was an American football coach.[1] He coached for 40 years at the collegiate and professional level. He is probably most remembered for his time as line coach and (since 1971) associate head coach with the Dallas Cowboys[2] under Tom Landry. He was also an offseason member of the Card-Pitt team in 1944, playing as a guard. Card-Pitt was the contraction of the Cardinals and Steelers teams during World War II and was generally considered one of the worst teams in history, finishing 0–10 and outscored by 220 points.
After serving as line coach under Red SandersatVanderbilt University and later University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Myers became head coach at Iowa State University in 1957, where he compiled a 4–5–1 record. He then succeeded Bear Bryant in a similar capacity at Texas A&M University in 1958. Myers, the fourth candidate pursued by the Aggies after Duffy Daugherty, his coaching mentor Sanders and Frank Leahy rejected its offers, was approved by both university president Dr. Marion Thomas Harrington and the faculty athletic council. He withdrew his name from consideration when the alumni blocked his appointment in an attempt to land a more high-profile coach and the Board of Regents were recruiting Eddie Erdelatz who eventually spurned them. A telegram of support signed and sent by the student body successfully convinced Myers to reconsider and become the Aggies' head coach.[3] His record in four seasons from 1958 to 1961 was 12–24–4. Myers frequently used a single-wing formation he had learned at Tennessee under head coach Robert Neyland.
Myers was hired by Tom Landry to coach the Dallas Cowboys offensive line in 1962. He was promoted twice, first to offensive coordinator in 1970 and then associate head coach in 1977.[4]
Myers died at the age of 92 on July 17, 2014.[5]
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
Iowa State Cyclones (Big Seven Conference) (1957)
4–5–1
2–4
T–5th
Iowa State:
4–5–1
2–4
Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1958–1961)
4–6
2–4
T–5th
3–7
0–6
7th
1–6–3
0–4–3
7th
4–5–1
3–4
4th
Texas A&M:
12–24–4
5–18–3
Total:
16–29–5
# denotes interim head coach
# denotes interim athletic director
# denotes interim head coach
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