Jim Whatley
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 11, 1913 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 2001 (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 |
| Positions | Tackle (football) Center (basketball) First baseman (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1939–1941 | Western Carolina |
| 1946–1949 | Ole Miss (line) |
| 1950 | Georgia (ends) |
| 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 | |
| Championships | |
| Baseball 2 SEC regular season (1953–1954) | |
| Awards | |
| Football Second-team All-American (1935) All-SEC (1935) | |
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]
Whatley was born on March 11, 1913, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He attended the University of Alabama, where he lettered in football, basketball, baseball, and track and field. Whatley died of heart failure, on May 31, 2001.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ↑ "Jim Whatley". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Jim Whatley". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ↑ Schlabach, Mark (June 2, 2001). "Longtime Dogs coach dies at 88". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. F7. Retrieved March 30, 2026 – via Newspapers.com
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External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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