Jesse Levi Fatherree Jr. (June 7, 1913 – July 23, 1962) was an

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, and

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player and coach.

Head coaching career

Fatherree was the fourth head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana College—now known as

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—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

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(LSU) for the first 18 games of the 1944–45 season, tallying a mark of 11–7.

Assistant coaching career

Fatherree was the backfield coach for the

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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

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in 1952 and worked as sales manager for a firm that sold aircraft parts. He died at a hospital there on July 23, 1962. Fatherree was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1964.

Head coaching record

Football

Basketball

References

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