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NEW C:DAC:H
from Daytonian 1939
by eCommons
James Carter, 1935 Purdue graduate, is the new University of Dayton assistant football and head basketball coach.
Carter, an All-American halfback, was rated as the greatest running back ever to play for Purdue. He and Duane Purvis were known throughout the country as the "Touchdown Twins" becau se of their scoring ability.
After his graduation he coached at Lowell high school at Lowell, Indiana. In 1936 he went to State Teachers College at Mankato, Minnesota, where he had charge of football, basketball, and track. Although he had small squads his teams won more than 75 percent of their games.