| Overall UK Wins: 1 | Overall UK Losses: 0 | Win % 100 |
Date of Birth: February 20, 1906
Date of Death: September 25, 1975
Hometown: Springfield, MO
Alma Mater: Drury College
For a generalized listing of officials, please consult this page.
| Date | Matchup | W/L | Score | UK Fouls | Opp Fouls | UK FTA | Opp FTA | UK DQ | Opp DQ | Technicals | Officiating Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/31/1944 | Fort Knox A.R.T.C. at Kentucky | W | 76 - 48 | 16 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 3 | - | O.G. James (Missouri) and John Showalter (Georgetown) |
Obituary - Eldon (MO) Advertiser (September 25, 1975)
O.G. James, 69, of Iberia, former Eldon coach, dies
Funeral services were held in Eldon Sunday afternoon for Otis Grant James of Iberia, a former coach at Eldon High School who had been engaged in the cattle business in the Iberia area in recent years.
Mr. James, 69, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 1975 at the University Medical Center in Columbia after a lingering illness.
He was born Feb. 20, 1906 at Iberia, the son of the late John M. and Grace (Davidson) James. On July 28, 1930 he was married at California, Mo., to Dorothy Duncan who survives at Iberia.
He also leaves one daughter, Mrs. Dan (Jane) Tate of New Berlin, Wis., and one grandson, Dan Tate Jr.
Mr. James attended Iberia Academy and also school in Roswell, N.M., receiving his bachelor of arts from Drury College at Springfield and his master's in education from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
He coached at Licking for one year before coming to the Eldon schools in 1931 as a coach and teacher. He coached at Eldon for 10 years, leaving in 1941 to go into private industry.
Mr. James was with Swift & Company, and later with Brown & Bigelow before moving back to Iberia some 15 years ago. He taught at Waynesville and raised cattle upon his return to Miller County. He had devoted full time to his cattle operations since his retirement from teaching at Waynesville.
He was a member of the Hickory Point Baptist Church.
The Rev. Sam Allen and the Rev. Earl Brown officiated at the funeral services at 2 p.m. Sunday at Phillips Chapel in Eldon. Burial was in the Eldon Cemetery.
Pallbearers were former Eldon basketball players who were members of Mr. James' teams when he coached at Eldon: Joe Curtiss, Vernon Pope, Harold Vernon, L.C. Helms, Herbert Harvey and Don Shepherd, all of Eldon.
