Jim Whatley
American athlete and coach (1913–2001)
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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]
BornMarch 11, 1913
Alexander City, Alabama, U.S.
Alexander City, Alabama, U.S.
DiedMay 31, 2001 (aged 88)
Athens, Georgia, U.S.
Athens, Georgia, U.S.
1933–1935Alabama
1936–1938Brooklyn Dodgers
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 11, 1913 Alexander City, 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) |
| 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 | |
| Football Second-team All-American (1935) | |
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 | ||||||||