James Vint

James Vint is an American college football coach. Vint grew up in Sioux City, Iowa where he attended Hunt School, Woodrow Wilson Middle School, and North High School. The Vints moved to Akron, Iowa where James graduated from Akron-Westfield High School. During his senior year of high school Vint joined the United States Army Reserve, serving in the 366th Finance Support Unit.

After graduation, Vint attended Northwestern College, participating in football and baseball for the Red Raiders. He then transferred to Briar Cliff University where he was a standout on the baseball team. Vint graduated from Briar Cliff University with a degree in writing and linguistics, and political science.

After graduation he worked as a news and sports anchor at KSCJ in Sioux City. He hosted the popular Swap Shop show, and provided play-by-play for the NAIA College Baseball World Series. He left for Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he served as the News Director and morning anchor for WBRK, co-hosting the morning show.

Vint left WBRK to take a job as an English teacher and football coach at Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx, New York. At Christopher Columbus, Vint earned several awards for teaching excellence. In 2001, Vint was nominated for the prestigious Walt Disney Teacher of the Year Award. Three times he was nominated by his students for Who's Who of American Teachers.

Vint has published several articles on leadership development, psychology and motivation, and team building. He also speaks at football coaching clinics throughout the country. Vint left Christopher Columbus High School in 2006 to become the offensive coordinator at Iowa Wesleyan College. In addition to his coaching duties, Vint is also an instructor in the English Department. In 2007 he produced his first series of nine coaching videos, and took a job coaching at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.

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