| 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 anAmerican football,basketball andbaseball player and coach.[1]He served as the head football coach atWestern Carolina University from 1939 to 1941, after playingminor league baseball for theJackson Senators of theCotton States League in 1937 and theOpelousas Indians of theEvangeline Baseball League from 1937 to 1938.[2]
| 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 | ||||||||