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J. T. “Jake” King

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J. T. “Jake” King

Birth
Wilmot, Ashley County, Arkansas, USA
Death
27 Jan 1993 (aged 80)
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Burial
Lometa, Lampasas County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
L-19
Memorial ID
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PARENTS:
J.T.King is the son of Joe King and Martha Shockley Anders

SPOUSE:
Ada Elizabeth "Beth" Buttrill 1917 - 2011
Married June 28, 1939, In Lometa, Lampasas County Texas.

Children:(4)
John Buttrill, Charles Richard, Robert Randolph, Elizabeth Jane.

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From Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia
J. T. King

Born: October 22, 1912
Wilmot, Arkansas, USAS
Died:January 27, 1993 (age 80)

J. T. King (October 22, 1912 - January 27, 1993) was an American football coach. He was the head football coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1961 to 1969. He amassed a 44-45-3 record.

Born in Wilmot, Arkansas, King graduated from Houston Reagan High School. Collegiately, he played offensive guard under coach Dana X. Bible at Texas. He later served as an assistant coach at his alma mater from 1950-52 and from 1954-56.

King was appointed head coach at Texas Tech on November 29, 1960, after DeWitt Weaver resigned to enter private business in Alabama. King was the Texas Tech athletic director from 1970 until 1978.

He received the Distinguished American Award given by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, representing the North Texas Chapter.


PARENTS:
J.T.King is the son of Joe King and Martha Shockley Anders

SPOUSE:
Ada Elizabeth "Beth" Buttrill 1917 - 2011
Married June 28, 1939, In Lometa, Lampasas County Texas.

Children:(4)
John Buttrill, Charles Richard, Robert Randolph, Elizabeth Jane.

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From Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia
J. T. King

Born: October 22, 1912
Wilmot, Arkansas, USAS
Died:January 27, 1993 (age 80)

J. T. King (October 22, 1912 - January 27, 1993) was an American football coach. He was the head football coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1961 to 1969. He amassed a 44-45-3 record.

Born in Wilmot, Arkansas, King graduated from Houston Reagan High School. Collegiately, he played offensive guard under coach Dana X. Bible at Texas. He later served as an assistant coach at his alma mater from 1950-52 and from 1954-56.

King was appointed head coach at Texas Tech on November 29, 1960, after DeWitt Weaver resigned to enter private business in Alabama. King was the Texas Tech athletic director from 1970 until 1978.

He received the Distinguished American Award given by the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame, representing the North Texas Chapter.



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  • Created by: Eola Kirby Lewis
  • Added: Dec 24, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82348696/j_t-king: accessed ), memorial page for J. T. “Jake” King (22 Oct 1912–27 Jan 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82348696, citing Senterfitt Cemetery, Lometa, Lampasas County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Eola Kirby Lewis (contributor 47053026).