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. Head coaching record Football References External links 1913 births 2001 deaths American football tackles American men's basketball players Baseball first basemen Centers (basketball) Alabama Crimson Tide baseball players Alabama Crimson Tide football players Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players Georgia Bulldogs baseball coaches Georgia Bulldogs basketball coaches Jackson Senators players Ole Miss Rebels football coaches Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball coaches Opelousas Indians players Western Carolina Catamounts football coaches Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball coaches People from Alexander City, Alabama Players of American football from Alabama Baseball players from Alabama Basketball coaches from Alabama Basketball players from Alabama