Jim Hess led his 1978 Angelo State team to a NAIA Division I Football National Championship.
15 Facts About Jim Hess
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Jim Hess began his coaching career at the high school level in the state of Texas.
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Jim Hess was a scout for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
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Jim Hess transferred to Southeastern Oklahoma State University after his sophomore season.
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Jim Hess received his master's degree from the University of North Texas in 1966.
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Jim Hess began his football coaching career at Farmersville High School in 1959, winning one district title.
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Jim Hess then was hired as an assistant at McKinney High School from 1961 to 1962.
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Jim Hess coached at Rockwall High School from 1963 to 1964, where his team captured the 1963 Class AA state championship.
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Jim Hess was hired at Kilgore High School from 1965 to 1966.
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Jim Hess was the head football coach from 1974 to 1981.
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Jim Hess was one of the few coaches to win more than 100 games at the I-AA level.
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Jim Hess led the school to five winning seasons, its first-ever conference title in 1985 and earned conference Coach of the Year honors.
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Jim Hess was named the head coach at New Mexico State University in 1990, where he inherited a 17-game losing streak.
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Jim Hess was hired by the Dallas Cowboys as an area scout for the Midwest in 1997, where he remained until 2006.
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Jim Hess later worked for Daktronics and as color commentator for football games at Angelo State University.