James B. McCormick (March 21, 1884 â September 18, 1959) was an American college football player and coach. He played as a fullback at Princeton University from 1904 to 1907. McCormick was the head football coach at Princeton in 1909, tallying a mark of 6âÂÂ2âÂÂ1. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1954. McCormick served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War I.