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

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, and

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player and coach. Fatherree was inducted into the

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in 1964.

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

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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

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—in the same role in 1949.

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.

Head coaching record

Football

Basketball

References

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