James "Big Daddy" Carson Jr. (February 25, 1940 – October 7, 1999) was an American football coach.
Carson's Jackson State Tigers won a black college football national championship in 1996 and back-to-back Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) titles in 1995 and 1996.
They appeared in the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs three consecutive years from 1995 to 1997.
A native of Clarksdale, Mississippi, Carson played college football as an offensive guard and nose tackle at Jackson State, garnering All-NAIA honorable mention honors in 1962.
[1] Carson stepped down from his post at Jackson State in May 1999 after undergoing intestinal surgery the previous month.