| Wins against Kentucky - 1 | Losses against Kentucky - 0 |
Alma Mater: Georgetown [1906]
Hometown: Washiongton, DC
Date Born: August 7, 1884
Date Died: June 23, 1962
Overall Record: 80-24 [7 Seasons]
| Date | Matchup | UK Result | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/11/1922 | Kentucky at Georgetown | L | 23 - 28 | - |
Obituary - Washington (DC) Evening Star (June 24, 1962)
J.E. Colliflower Dies; Business, Civic Leader James E. Colliflower, 77, a prominent businessman and civic leader, died yesterday in Georgetown University Hospital of a heart condition. He had been ill for several months.
Mr. Colliflower was vice president and a director of Griffith Consumers Co. Earlier, he was president and general manager for more than 30 years of a fuel firm that bore his name.
He also was executive vice president and vice chairman of he board of the Bank of Commerce. He became director of the bank in 1928.
A native of Washington, Mr. Colliflower was a leader in community, philanthropic and religious organizations for many years.
Boys' Club Worker
He was a past president of the Metropolitan Washington Board of Trade, the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association, the Metropolitan Police Boys' Club and the Merrick Boys' Club. He also was a former chairman of the Greater National Capital Committee of the Board of Trade.
He was a director of the Metropolitan Police Boys' Club, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, the Catholic Charities and the Catholic Youth Organization.
Mr. Colliflower was a Knight of St. Sylvester, an honorary titled conferred upon him by the Pope. He was a past grand commander of the Order of Alhambra, Knights of Columbus, and past grand knight of the Washington Council, Knights of Columbus.
He served for several years as one of the first five members of the Redevelopment Land Agency.
A past exalted ruler of the Elks of Washington, he also was past chairman of Selective Service Board No. 4 and a former chairman of the Easter Seal campaign for crippled children.
Mr. Colliflower belonged to the Alfalfa Club, the University Club, Columbia Country Club, and the Cosmopolitan Club, from which he received the Distinguished Service Medal. He also was a former president of the Cosmopolitan Club.
He was a member of the John Carroll Society, the Association of the Oldest Inhabitants and the 400 Club, was a director of the Keystone Automobile Club and was on the advisory board of the House of Good Shepherd and Providence Hospital.
Mr. Colliflower also was a director of the Potomac Electric Power Co., the National Permanent Savings and Loan Association and Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co., and a member of Acacia's executive committee.
His parents, Charles Ernest and Anne Castell Colliflower also were natives of Washington.
Held Georgetown U. Degrees
Mr. Colliflower held A.B., LL.B., LL.M. and LL.D degrees from Georgetown University, and was a member of the University Club. He was admitted to the bar but never practiced law.
Mr. Colliflower's enthusiasm for the Police Boy's Club was born of his own interest in athletics and his conviction of the value of organized sports in the development of character.
He was one of the pioneers in boys' club work.
As a student at St. Peter's School and Gonzaga High School here, he took part in many athletic activities and played sandlot baseball.
One of Georgetown's outstanding athletes, he was captain of the basketball team for two years, rowed on the crew and ran on the mile relay team.
After graduation he coached basketball at the school for three years and also was coach at the Naval Academy for two years. For a time, he also coached Central High's squad.
His home was at 8050 Parkside Lane, N.W.
He leaves his wife, Grace Lynch Colliflower; two daughters, Mrs. Dominic M. Farrell of Cincinnati, and Miss Rose D. Colliflower of the home address, and four grandchildren.
Also surviving are a brother, George C. who lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and three sisters, Mrs. Mary McQuillan of University Park, Md.; Miss Nell Colliflower of Baltimore and Mrs. Lillian Hall of Washington.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Western Avenue and Quesada Street, N.W. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
