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
- ^ "Jim Whatley". Pro Basketball Encyclopedia. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Jim Whatley". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics from Pro Football Reference
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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