James R. Shreve was an American football, basketball, and lacrosse coach. He served as the head coach at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1954, compiling a record of 10–20–1. Shrive also served as an assistant coach at Syracuse University where he was a member of the school's 1959 national championship staff. He also served as the head coach for Syracuse freshman football team, then called theTangerines.