Jim Tatum News & Bio

Name: Jim Tatum Born: July 22, 1913 Died: July 23, 1959 Notes: Football, Baseball, Head Football Coach

1960s UNC QB, All-ACC selection Junior Edge passes away
Recruited to UNC by coach Jim Tatum, Junior Edge would start at safety and was second among ACC players in interceptions as a sophomore in...
Sun Aug 30, 2020

ACC football record book: ‘where would the ACC have been had Jim Tatum lived?’
On the occasion of his 46th birthday, Jim Tatum towered over college football. He perfected the Split-T offense and rode it to four titles in...
Tue May 26, 2020

Four UNC Student-Athletes Honored With Chancellor's Awards
Katie Hoeg, a senior on the North Carolina women's lacrosse team, has been selected as the winner of this year's Jim Tatum Memorial Award, an...
Thu Apr 16, 2020

Brown, Tatum among ESPN's 150 greatest coaches in college football history
59. Mack Brown, 250-128-1 (Appalachian State, Tulane, UNC, Texas): Brown's 158 wins at Texas rank No. 2 in school history, behind Darrell Royal's 167; 82...
Tue Dec 10, 2019

Total Tar Heels: UNC Athletes Excel Outside of Competition
Luke Maye was honored at the Chancellor's Awards as the winner of the Jim Tatum Memorial Award, which goes to the student-athlete who has performed...
Tue May 28, 2019

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