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'''James A. Scoggins''' was coach of the [[Pensacola High School]] [[PHS Tigers|Tigers]] in the 1950s whose football program competed with some of the best high schools in the South and was undefeated in [[1958]] and [[1959]]. He was a four-sport athlete for the Vanderbilt Commodores and assistant to Coach [[Wikipedia:Henry Russell Sanders|Red Sanders]] before coaching at PHS. His record of 84 victories, 13 defeats and 3 ties made him one of Florida's winningest coaches for many years, but was eventually topped by Coach [[Mike Bennett]] in [[2007]]. | '''James A. Scoggins''' was coach of the [[Pensacola High School]] [[PHS Tigers|Tigers]] in the 1950s whose football program competed with some of the best high schools in the South and was undefeated in [[1958]] and [[1959]]. He was a four-sport athlete for the Vanderbilt Commodores and assistant to Coach [[Wikipedia:Henry Russell Sanders|Red Sanders]] before coaching at PHS. His record of 84 victories, 13 defeats and 3 ties made him one of Florida's winningest coaches for many years, but was eventually topped by Coach [[Mike Bennett]] in [[2007]]. | ||
| − | Pensacola High School's football stadium is named for Scoggins. | + | Pensacola High School's football stadium is named for Scoggins. His son, [[James A. Scoggins III]], founded [[Scoggins Realty]]. |
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[[Category:Coaches|Scoggins, Jim]] [[Category:Pensacola High School athletics|Scoggins, Jim]] | [[Category:Coaches|Scoggins, Jim]] [[Category:Pensacola High School athletics|Scoggins, Jim]] | ||
