Jesse Fatherree
Biographical details | |
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Born | Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. | June 7, 1913
Died | July 23, 1962 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | (aged 49)
Playing career | |
Football | |
1933–1935 | LSU |
Basketball | |
1932–1934 | LSU |
Baseball | |
1934–1936 | LSU |
Position(s) | Halfback (football) Guard (basketball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1938–1940 | Southeastern Louisiana (backfield) |
1941 | Southeastern Louisiana |
1942–1948 | LSU (backfield) |
1949–? | Mississippi State (backfield) |
Basketball | |
1944–1945 | LSU |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–5 (football) 11–7 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Jesse Levi Fatherree Jr. (June 7, 1913 – July 23, 1962)[1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. Fatherree was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1964.[2]
Playing career
Fatherree lettered in football, basketball, and baseball at LSU in the 1930s.
Head coaching career
Fatherree was the fourth head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana College—now known as Southeastern Louisiana University—and held that position for the 1941 season.[3] His coaching record at Southeastern Louisiana was 4–5.
He was also the head basketball coach at Louisiana State University (LSU) for the first 18 games of the 1944–45 season, tallying a mark of 11–7.[4]
Assistant coaching career
Fatherree was the backfield coach for the LSU Tigers football team from 1942 and 1948 and was hired at Mississippi State College—now known as Mississippi State University—in the same role in 1949.
Personal life
Fatherree moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1952 and worked as sales manager for a firm that sold aircraft parts. He died at a hospital there on July 23, 1962.[5]
Head coaching record
Football
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference) (1941) | |||||||||
1941 | Southeastern Louisiana | 4–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
Southeastern Louisiana: | 4–5 | 1–3 | |||||||
Total: | 4–5 |
Basketball
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1944–1945) | |||||||||
1944–45 | LSU | 11–7 | 3–2 | ||||||
LSU: | 11–7 (.611) | 3–2 (.600) | |||||||
Total: | 11–7 (.611) |
References
- ^ "Person Details for Jesse Levi Fatherree Jr., "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"". FamilySearch. Intellectual Reserve. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ "Jesse Fatherree, Jr". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ "Jess Fatherree Named Southeastern Coach". The Shreveport Journal. March 22, 1941. p. 12. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "LSU Fighting Tigers Coaches". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Former Tiger Grid Star Dies". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. United Press International. July 24, 1962. p. 22. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .