Jim Whatley

Jim Whatley
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
Second-team All-American (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]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

v t e 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– )

Pete Plemmons (1928–1931)
C. C. Poindexter (1932–1936)
Ralph James (1936–1938)
Jim Whatley (1938–1942)
Pete McDonald (1942–1944)
Ralph Seals (1944–1945)
Marion McDonald (1945–1947)
Tuck McConnell (1947–1950)
Jim Gudger (1950–1969)
Jim Hartbarger (1969–1975)
Fred Conley (1975–1977)
Steve Cottrell (1977–1987)
Herb Krusen (1987–1988)
Dave Possinger (1988–1989)
Greg Blatt (1989–1993)
Benny Dees (1993–1995)
Phil Hopkins (1995–2000)
Steve Shurina (2000–2005)
Larry Hunter (2005–2018)
Mark Prosser (2018–2021)
Justin Gray (2021–2024)
Tim Craft (2024–)

No coach (1908–1910)
E. R. Hubbard (1910–1911)
By Walton (1911–1912)
No coach (1912–1917)
No team (1917–1918)
Dudy Noble (1918–1919)
R. L. Sullivan (1919–1925)
Homer Hazel (1925–1930)
Ed Walker (1930–1935)
George Bohler (1935–1938)
Frank Johnson (1938–1939)
Chuck Jaskwhich (1939–1942)
Edwin Hale (1942–1943)
No team (1943–1944)
Edwin Hale (1944–1945)
Buster Poole (1945–1946)
Jim Whatley (1946–1949)
B. L. Graham (1949–1962)
Eddie Crawford (1962–1968)
Cob Jarvis (1968–1976)
Bob Weltlich (1976–1982)
Lee Hunt (1982–1986)
Ed Murphy (1986–1992)
Rob Evans (1992–1998)
Rod Barnes (1998–2006)
Andy Kennedy (2006–2018)
Tony Madlock # (2018)
Kermit Davis (2018–2023)
Win Case # (2023)
Chris Beard (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

Walter Forbes (1905–1907)
C. O. Heildler (1907–1910)
W. A. Cunningham (1910–1911)
Howell Peacock (1911–1916)
W. A. Cunningham (1916–1917)
Alfred Scott (1917–1918)
Kennon Mott (1918–1919)
Herman Stegeman (1919–1931)
Rex Enright (1931–1937)
Vernon Smith & Rex Enright (1937–1938)
Elmer A. Lampe (1938–1946)
Ralph Jordan (1946–1950)
Jim Whatley (1950–1951)
Harbin Lawson (1951–1965)
Ken Rosemond (1965–1973)
John Guthrie (1973–1978)
Hugh Durham (1978–1995)
Tubby Smith (1995–1997)
Ron Jirsa (1997–1999)
Jim Harrick (1999–2003)
Dennis Felton (2003–2009)
Pete Herrmann # (2009)
Mark Fox (2009–2018)
Tom Crean (2018–2022)
Mike White (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e 1934 Alabama Crimson Tide football—national champions
14 Don Hutson 54 Dixie Howell Bear Bryant Tilden Campbell Bill Lee Riley Smith Jimmy Walker Jim Whatley Art White Bill Young Head coach Frank Thomas Assistant coaches Paul Burnum Johnny Cain Hank Crisp Harold Drew B'Ho Kirkland Jennings B. Whitworth

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