Jim Kaeding

James Thomas Kaeding


Born:
November 4, 1922
York County, NE

Died:
August 20, 1990
Grand Island, NE


Career
1937-38 Benedict High School - Nebraska (High School)
1938-39 Benedict High School - Nebraska (High School)
1939-40 Benedict High School - Nebraska (High School)
1940-41 York College - Nebraska (College)
1941-42 York College - Nebraska (College)
1942-43 York College - Nebraska (College)
1946-47 York College - Nebraska (College)
1947-48 Omaha Tomahawks (PBLA)
1947-48 Sutton High School - Nebraska (High School) Head coach
1948-49 Sutton High School - Nebraska (High School) Head coach
1949-50 Sutton High School - Nebraska (High School) Head coach
1950-51 Sutton High School - Nebraska (High School) Head coach
1951-52 Sutton High School - Nebraska (High School) Head coach
1952-53 Sutton High School - Nebraska (High School) Head coach
1953-54 Sutton High School - Nebraska (High School) Head coach
1954-55 Sutton High School - Nebraska (High School) Head coach
1955-56 Sutton High School - Nebraska (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Sutton High School - Nebraska (High School) Head coach
1957-58 Sutton High School - Nebraska (High School) Head coach 
1958-59 Muscatine High School - Iowa (High School) Head coach
1959-60 Muscatine High School - Iowa (High School) Head coach
1960-61 Muscatine High School - Iowa (High School) Head coach
1961-62 Muscatine High School - Iowa (High School) Head coach
1962-63 Muscatine High School - Iowa (High School) Head coach
1963-64 Muscatine High School - Iowa (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Muscatine High School - Iowa (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Muscatine High School - Iowa (High School) Head coach  
1966-67 Muscatine High School - Iowa (High School) Head coach 

Born to William and Johanna Kaeding in York County, Nebraska, Jim went to York College before serving in the U.S. Navy during World War 2. He returned to York after the war, and after graduating, he played pro basketball with the Omaha Tomahawks of the PBLA. He also began teaching and coaching in Sutton, Nebraska, before moving to Muscatine, Iowa in 1958. After coaching and teaching at MCS, we moved over to be a middle school principal before retiring in 1984. Jim was killed in a car accident in 1990 at the age of 67.

He married Klea Johnson (1922-2010) in 1946 and they had three daughters and one son. His brother Wayne was a teammate of his both at York College and with the Tomahawks.

Source:
Obituary, Belleville Telescope, August 30, 1990

Stats:
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=kaediji01
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/jim-kaeding/