Jim Whatley

James William "Big Jim" Whatley (March 11, 1913 – May 31, 2001) was an American football, basketball and baseball player and coach. 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.

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)

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

External links

• Career statistics from Pro Football Reference
• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)