Jim Whatley
American athlete and coach (1913–2001)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1913-03-11)March 11, 1913 Alexander City, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 2001(2001-05-31) (aged 88) Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1933–1935 | Alabama |
| 1936–1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Basketball | |
| 1933–1936 | Alabama |
| 1938–1939 | New York Jewels |
| Baseball | |
| 1933–1935 | Alabama |
| 1937 | Jackson Senators |
| 1937–1938 | Opelousas Indians |
| Position(s) | Tackle (football) Center (basketball) First baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1939–1941 | Western Carolina |
| 1946–1949 | Ole Miss (line) |
| Basketball | |
| 1938–1942 | Western Carolina |
| 1946–1949 | Ole Miss |
| 1950–1951 | Georgia |
| Baseball | |
| 1950 | Georgia |
| 1952–1975 | Georgia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–16–2 (football) 83–75 (basketball) 336–326–3 (baseball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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James William "Big Jim" Whatley (March 11, 1913 – May 31, 2001) was an American football, basketball and baseball player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Western Carolina University from 1939 to 1941, after playing minor league baseball for the Jackson Senators of the Cotton States League in 1937 and the Opelousas Indians of the Evangeline Baseball League from 1937 to 1938.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina Catamounts (North State Conference) (1939–1941) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Western Carolina | 1–6–1 | 0–4–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1940 | Western Carolina | 2–5–1 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1941 | Western Carolina | 3–5 | 2–2 | 4th | |||||
| Western Carolina: | 6–16–2 | 3–10–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 6–16–2 | ||||||||
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Western Carolina Catamounts head football coaches
- C. C. Poindexter (1931–1935)
- Ralph James (1936–1938)
- Jim Whatley (1939–1941)
- No team (1942–1944)
- Marion McDonald (1945)
- Tom Young (1946–1955)
- Dan Robinson (1956–1968)
- Bob Waters (1969–1988)
- Dale Strahm (1989)
- Steve Hodgin (1990–1996)
- Bill Bleil (1997–2001)
- Kent Briggs (2002–2007)
- Dennis Wagner (2008–2011)
- Mark Speir (2012–2020)
- Kerwin Bell (2021– )
