Jesse Fatherree

Jesse Levi Fatherree Jr. (June 7, 1913 – July 23, 1962)[1] was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach.

Jesse Fatherree
Biographical details
Born(1913-06-07)June 7, 1913
Jackson, Mississippi
DiedJuly 23, 1962(1962-07-23) (aged 49)
Fort Worth, Texas
Playing career
Football
1933–1935LSU
Basketball
1932–1934LSU
Baseball
1934–1936LSU
Position(s)Halfback (football)
Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1938–1940Southeastern Louisiana (backfield)
1941Southeastern Louisiana
1942–1948LSU (backfield)
1949–?Mississippi State (backfield)
Basketball
1944–1945LSU
Head coaching record
Overall4–5 (football)
11–7 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame (1964)

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. 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.[2]

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.

Playing career

Fatherree lettered in football, basketball, and baseball at LSU in the 1930s.

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.[3] Fatherree was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1964.[4]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Southeastern Louisiana Lions (Independent) (1941–present)
1941 Southeastern Louisiana 4–5
Southeastern Louisiana: 4–5
Total:4–5

Basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
LSU Tigers (Southeastern Conference) (1944–1945)
1944–45 LSU 11–73–2
LSU: 11–7 (.611)3–2 (.600)
Total:11–7 (.611)
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References
  1. "Person Details for Jesse Levi Fatherree Jr., "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"". FamilySearch. Intellectual Reserve. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  2. "LSU Fighting Tigers Coaches". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  3. "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 .
  4. "Jesse Fatherree, Jr". Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
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