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| Jim Tatum | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| College | Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | July 22, 1913 | |
| Place of birth | McColl, SC | |
| Died | July 23, 1959 (aged 46) | |
| Place of death | Chapel Hill, NC | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 100-35-7 | |
| Bowls | 4-2-0 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Championships | ||
| 1953 National Champions | ||
| Awards | ||
| 1953 AFCA Coach of the Year | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1933-1935 | North Carolina | |
| Position | Tackle | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1936-1937 1938-1941 1942 1943 1946 1947-1955 1956-1958 |
Cornell (AC) North Carolina (AC) North Carolina Iowa Pre-Flight (AC) Oklahoma Maryland North Carolina |
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| College Football Hall of Fame, 1984 (Bio) | ||
James M. “Big Jim” Tatum (July 22, 1913—July 23, 1959) was a college football head coach for several teams, most notably of the Maryland Terrapins. His career was cut short by his death at the age of 46. Tatum is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame. Coach Tatum died in Chapel Hill, NC, on July 23, 1959 days after contracting Rocky Mountain spotted fever. He is buried in Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.
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Early Life
Tatum played baseball in his youth and was once a member of the Kinston Eagles minor league team. At 6' 3" and 230 pounds, he was nicknamed "Big Jim" and also called "Sunny Jim". Tatum had played football and baseball at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1933 to 1935.
World War II
Tatum enlisted in the Navy after one season as the head coach at North Carolina following Bear Wolf's departure for Naval service in 1941. He was assigned to the Iowa Pre-Flight School where he was an assistant coach for Don Faurot, the pre- and post-war Missouri Tigers head coach and the inventor of the Split-T offense. Tatum would use this offensive scheme with great success throughout his later career.
Oklahoma
At the end of World War II in 1946, he accepted a position as the head coach at the University of Oklahoma. He compiled an 8-3 record before accepting the coaching position at the University of Maryland. Bud Wilkinson, a fellow assistant coach at the Iowa Pre-Flight School was one of his assistants at Oklahoma and promoted to head coach when he left for Maryland.
Maryland
At Maryland he compiled a 73-15-4 record for an .815 winning percentage. Maryland was undefeated in the 1951 season at 10-0, upsetting top-ranked Tennessee 23-13 in the 1952 Sugar Bowl. His team won the NCAA national championship in 1953. That season, Tatum was voted AFCA Coach of the Year. His Maryland teams won conference co-championships in 1951 in the Southern Conference and in 1953 and 1955 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. As well as playing in the Sugar Bowl, Maryland also played twice each in the Gator Bowl and the Orange Bowl under Coach Tatum's leadership.
North Carolina
In 1942 and from 1956 to 1958, he served as the head football coach at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina. He compiled a 19-17-3 record. Tatum had originally returned to North Carolina to coach the freshmen football team in 1939 after spending time as an assistant at Cornell. He left his first tenure as head coach after the 1942 season to enlist in the Navy during World War II. His second tenure at North Carolina was cut short due to his untimely death after contracting Rocky Mountain spotted fever at the age of 46.
Family
James Moore Tatum was the son of Walter Robert Tatum (February 22, 1874 in Marlboro County, South Carolina – July 13, 1925 in McColl, South Carolina) and Agnes Jessamine Carmichael (1876 in Dillon, South Carolina – ?). They were married in 1895 in McColl, S.C. Jim was married to Edna Reid Sumrell (September 13, 1911 in Ayden, North Carolina – November 18, 2004 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) in 1938. Edna was the daughter of Barnes Staton Sumrell (February 12, 1874 in Pitt County, North Carolina – December 12, 1954 in Greenville, North Carolina) and Rebecca Minnesota "Minnie" Dixon (August 30, 1879 in Pitt Co., N.C. – November 12, 1968 in Greenville, N.C.).
Coaching tree
Several of Tatum's assistants went on to head coaching positions after serving on his staff.
- George Barclay, North Carolina
- Warren Giese, South Carolina
- Jack Hennemier, Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League
- Jim Hickey, North Carolina
- Bill Meek, Houston
- Tommy Mont, Maryland
- Bob Ward, Maryland
- Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma
Some of his players also went on to coaching careers.
- Dee Andros, Oregon State and Idaho
- Dick Modzelewski, Cleveland Browns
- Dick Nolan, San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints
- Jim Owens, Washington
- Darrell Royal, Texas
- Wade Walker, Mississippi State
- Ron Waller, San Diego Chargers
Head Coaching Record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| Maryland Terrapins (Southern Conference) (1947–1951) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Maryland | 7-2-2 | 3-2-1 | T6[1] | W 1948 Gator Bowl | ||||
| 1948 | Maryland | 6-4-0 | 4-2-0 | 6[1] | |||||
| 1949 | Maryland | 9-1-0 | 4-0-0 | 2[1] | W 1950 Gator Bowl | 14 | |||
| 1950 | Maryland | 7-2-1 | 4-1-1 | 5[1] | |||||
| 1951 | Maryland | 10-0-0 | 5-0-0 | T1[1] | W 1952 Sugar Bowl | 3 | |||
| Maryland Terrapins (Independent) (1952–1952) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Maryland | 7-2-0 | 13 | ||||||
| Maryland Terrapins (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1955) | |||||||||
| 1953 | Maryland | 10-1-0 | Atlantic Coast | 1st | L 1954 Orange Bowl | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1954 | Maryland | 7-2-1 | Atlantic Coast | 8 | |||||
| 1955 | Maryland | 10-1-0 | Atlantic Coast | 1st | L 1956 Orange Bowl | 3 | |||
| Maryland: | 73-15-4 | ||||||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Southern Conference) (1942–1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | North Carolina | 5-2-2 | 3-1-1 | T4[1] | |||||
| North Carolina Tar Heels (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1956–1958) | |||||||||
| 1956 | North Carolina | 2-7-1 | Atlantic Coast | ||||||
| 1957 | North Carolina | 6-4-0 | Atlantic Coast | ||||||
| 1958 | North Carolina | 6-4-0 | Atlantic Coast | ||||||
| North Carolina: | 19-17-3 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma Sooners (Big Six) (1946–1946) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Oklahoma | 8-3-0 | 4-1 | 1st | W 1947 Gator Bowl | 14 | |||
| Oklahoma: | 8-3-0 | ||||||||
| Total: | 100-35-7 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. | |||||||||
References
| Preceded by Bear Wolf |
University of North Carolina Head Football Coaches 1942 |
Succeeded by Tom Young |
| Preceded by Dewey Luster |
University of Oklahoma Head Football Coaches 1946 |
Succeeded by Bud Wilkinson |
| Preceded by Clark Shaughnessy |
University of Maryland Head Football Coaches 1947-1955 |
Succeeded by Tommy Mont |
| Preceded by George Barclay |
University of North Carolina Head Football Coaches 1956-1958 |
Succeeded by Jim Hickey |
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