James William Garrett Jr. (June 19, 1930 – February 9, 2018) was an American football player, coach, and scout. He played college football at Utah State University. He served as football head football coach at Susquehanna University from 1960 to 1965 and Columbia University in 1985, compiling a career college football coaching record of 39–21–1. Early years Garrett attended Rutherford High School, where he played as a halfback and linebacker. He was an All-county and All-state selection in 1946 and 1947. He also received All-state honors in baseball as a senior. He accepted a football scholarship from Saint Mary's College of California. He transferred after his sophomore season to Utah State University and had to sit out for one year. He was an All-Skyline Conference fullback as a junior in 1950. He also led the baseball team in batting with a .429 average as a senior, while playing catcher. After graduating in 1951, he went into the United States Army and served for two years at Fort Lee, where he was twice named All-Army and set a rushing record for the Fort in 1953. Playing career On January 25, 1954, he signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. He played in 5 exhibition games, but suffered a knee injury and was waived on September 7. He signed a baseball contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and attended their spring training following his NFL rookie season. On March 3, 1955, he signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League, where he was a starter. He played in seven games, registering 5 carries for 33 yards. In July 1956, he signed with the New York Giants, but broke his leg in six places during spring drills and was placed on the injured reserve list. On June 21, 1957, he signed with the Ottawa Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was released on August 14. Coaching career Garrett began his coaching career in the United States Army, serving as Athletic Director at Quartermaster Center and School at Fort Lee, from 1952 until his discharge in May 1954. He was named the football head coach at Pawling High School on September 8, 1955. In 1957, he began coaching football at the United States Coast Guard Academy, where he also was an assistant Director of Athletics, while helping with the basketball and baseball coaching. In June 1959, he was hired as an