Jesse Levi Fatherree Jr. (June 7, 1913 â July 23, 1962) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach. Fatherree was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1964.
Fatherree lettered in football, basketball, and baseball at LSU in the 1930s.
Fatherree was the fourth head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana CollegeâÂÂnow known as Southeastern Louisiana UniversityâÂÂand held that position for the 1941 season. His coaching record at Southeastern Louisiana was 4âÂÂ5.
He was also the head basketball coach at Louisiana State University (LSU) for the first 18 games of the 1944âÂÂ45 season, tallying a mark of 11âÂÂ7.
Fatherree was the backfield coach for the LSU Tigers football team from 1942 and 1948 and was hired at Mississippi State CollegeâÂÂnow known as Mississippi State UniversityâÂÂin the same role in 1949.
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.