J. C. Arban

J. C. Arban

Biographical details
Born	(1933-12-05)December 5, 1933 Athens, Alabama, U.S.
Died	June 11, 2023(2023-06-11) (aged 89)
Alma mater	Mississippi Southern College (1959)
Playing career
1955–1958	Mississippi Southern
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1959 (spring)	Mississippi Southern (SA)
1960–1961	Rocky Creek HS (MS) (backfield)
1962	East Tallahatchie HS (MS) (backfield)
1963	East Tallahatchie HS (MS)
1964–1966	George County HS (MS) (backfield)
1967–1972	Pearl River (OC)
1973–1974	Southern Mississippi (QB/RB)
1975–1984	Pearl River
1985–1987	East Central (MS) (line)
1988–1990	East Mississippi
1991	Mississippi Gulf Coast (LB)
1992–1995	Mississippi Gulf Coast
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1963–1964	East Tallahatchie HS (MS)
Head coaching record
Overall	95–73–4 (junior college) 7–2–2 (high school)
Tournaments	1–2 (MACJC playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 MACJC (1976) 3 MACJC South Division (1975–1976, 1981)

J. C. Arban (December 5, 1933 – June 11, 2023) was an American junior college football coach. He was the head football coach for East Tallahatchie High School in 1963,^[1][2] Pearl River Community College from 1975 to 1984,^[3][4][5] East Mississippi Community College from 1988 to 1990,^[6][7] and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College from 1992 to 1995.^[8] He also coached for Mississippi Southern / Southern Miss,^[9][10] Rocky Creek High School,^[11] George County High School,^[12] and East Central (MS).^[13][14] He played college football for Mississippi Southern as a halfback.^[15]

Head coaching record

Junior college

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Pearl River Wildcats (Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges) (1975–1984)
1975	Pearl River	7–2	4–1	T–1st (South)
1976	Pearl River	9–2	6–0	1st (South)	W MACJC championship
1977	Pearl River	6–4		(South)
1978	Pearl River	4–5–1		(South)
1979	Pearl River	6–4	3–3	(South)
1980	Pearl River	6–4	3–3	(South)
1981	Pearl River	8–3–1	4–1–1	1st (South)	L MACJC championship
1982	Pearl River	6–4		(South)
1983	Pearl River	4–5–1		(South)
1984	Pearl River	5–4–1		(South)
Pearl River:		61–37–4
East Mississippi Lions (Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges) (1988–1990)
1988	East Mississippi	7–3	4–2	3rd (North)
1989	East Mississippi	5–5		(North)
1990	East Mississippi	6–4	3–3	4th (North)
East Mississippi:		18–12
Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs (Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges) (1992–1995)
1992	Mississippi Gulf Coast	6–4	3–3	T–3rd (South)
1993	Mississippi Gulf Coast	4–6	3–3	4th (South)
1994	Mississippi Gulf Coast	4–6	4–2	3rd (South)
1995	Mississippi Gulf Coast	2–8	2–4	5th (South)
Mississippi Gulf Coast:		16–24	12–12
Total:		95–73–4
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

High school

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
East Tallahatchie Tigers () (1963)
1963	East Tallahatchie	7–2–2
East Tallahatchie:		7–2–2
Total:		7–2–2

References

1. "Arban Named As ETHS Coach". The Sun-Sentinel. February 14, 1963. p. 1. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
2. "East Tallahatchie Coach Will Resign". The Vicksburg Post. March 5, 1964. p. 18. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
3. "Arban New PRC Head Grid Coach". Clarion-Ledger. January 15, 1975. p. 36. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
4. "Eagle assistant fills Pearl River grid post". Sun Herald. January 15, 1975. p. 45. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
5. Deaver, Mac (August 29, 1975). "PRC ready to return to top". Hattiesburg American. p. 30. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
6. "Arban resigns at East Mississippi CC". Clarion-Ledger. December 5, 1990. p. 24. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
7. "J.C. Arban retires from Scooba post". Hattiesburg American. December 5, 1990. p. 20. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
8. Abadie, Chuck (August 30, 1992). "Arban to fill Sekul's shoes at Gulf Coast". Hattiesburg American. p. 52. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
9. "7 Lettermen On Gold Team; Blacks have 6". Hattiesburg American. March 4, 1959. p. 16. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
10. "Southern Approves Addition Of Four New Grid Coaches". Clarion-Ledger. February 16, 1973. p. 31. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
11. Van Slyke, Leonard (September 1, 1961). "Rocky Creek's champs may repeat Singing River". Hattiesburg American. p. 17. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
12. "PRJC Announces New Assistant Football Coach". Columbian-Progress. March 23, 1967. p. 3. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
13. "East Central College names two new coaches". The Winston County Journal. August 14, 1985. p. 9. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
14. "New ECJC Coaches". The Newton Record. August 7, 1985. p. 7. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
15. "Southern Main Stay". Clarion-Ledger. November 26, 1958. p. 13. Retrieved December 31, 2024.

External links

• Pearl River Hall of Fame profile