a Massillon native who followed James to Miami where she became a cheerleader. They were married in August 1952 and had three children: Jeff, Jill, and Jeni. On October 10, 2004 the coach raised the Seattle Seahawks 12 flag before a game at Quest Field vs. the St. Louis Rams. James died of pancreatic cancer at his Kirkland residence in 2013 at age 80. In October 2017, the University of Washington unveiled a bronze statue of James in the northwest plaza of Head coaching record Wins by MSU and UCLA in (1977) and ASU in (1979) were later vacated, yielding James' overall record in Washington and conference record in . Overall James' record yielding . However those wins are recognized by Washington they aren't recognized by NCAA. Pac-10 opponents James' record at Washington against conference opponents (1975–1992) † excludes non-conference loss to ASU (WAC) in 1975 Wins by UCLA (1977) and ASU (1979) were later vacated, yielding Coaching tree James worked under five head coaches: Chuck Mather, Kansas (1956–1957) Perry Moss, Florida (1959) Bill Peterson, Florida (1960–1965) Bump Elliott, Michigan (1966–1967) Eddie Crowder, Colorado (1968–1970) Thirteen of James' assistant coaches became head coaches in the NCAA or NFL: Dennis Fitzgerald, Kent State (1975–1977) Dick Scesniak, Kent State (1983–1985) Bob Stull, UMass (1984–1985), UTEP (1986–1988), Missouri (1989–1993) Keith Gilbertson, Idaho (1986–1988), California (1992–1995), Washington (2003–2004) Jim E. Mora, New Orleans Saints (1986–1996), Indianapolis Colts (1998–2001) Nick Saban, Toledo (1990), Michigan State (1995–1999), LSU (2000–2004), Miami Dolphins (2005–2006), Alabama (2007–present) Gary Pinkel, Toledo (1991-2000), Missouri (2001-2015) Jim Lambright, Washington (1993–1998) Bill Wentworth, Denison (1993–1999) Chris Tormey, Idaho (1995–1999), Nevada (2000–2003) Jeff Woodruff, Eastern Michigan (2000–2003) Al Lavan, Delaware (2004–2010) Jim L. Mora, Atlanta Falcons (2004–2006), Seattle Seahawks (2009), UCLA (2012–2017), UConn (2022–present) See also List of presidents of the American Football Coaches Association Legends Poll References External links 1932 births 2013 deaths American football quarterbacks Colorado Buffaloes football coaches Kansas Jayhawks football coaches Kent State Golden Flashes football coaches Miami Hurricanes football players Washington Huskies football coaches High school football coaches in Florida College Football Hall of Fame inductees University of Kansas alumni Sportspeople from Massillon, Ohio Sportspeople from Kirkland, Washington Coaches of American football from Ohio Players of American football from Ohio Deaths from pancreatic cancer