Jim Aiken, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jim Aiken

American football player and coach, basketball coach

Date of Birth: 26-May-1899

Place of Birth: Wheeling, West Virginia, United States

Date of Death: 31-Oct-1961

Profession: basketball coach, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

James Wilson Aiken (May 26, 1899 – October 31, 1961) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball.
He served as the head football coach at the University of Akron (1936–1938), the University of Nevada (1939–1946), and the University of Oregon (1947–1950), compiling a career college football record of 78–53–5.
Aiken was also the head basketball coach at Nevada for a season in 1944–45, tallying a mark of 8–9.