James McCrary was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College (Arkansas AM&N)âÂÂnow known as University of Arkansas at Pine BluffâÂÂin 1935 and at Wilberforce UniversityâÂÂin 1937.
A native of Flint, Michigan, McCrary played football at Michigan State CollegeâÂÂnow known as Michigan State UniversityâÂÂas a fullback in 1933 and 1934. He was hired as an assistant football coach at Wilberforce in 1935 and promoted to head coach the following year. McCrary resigned from his post at Wilberforce in 1938, and was succeeding by Gaston F. Lewis.