James DePree
American football head coach
1879 – 1972
Who was James DePree?
James "J. D." DePree, also known as Jim DePree, was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He was the fifth head coach for the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team, coaching the 1905 and 1906 seasons and compiling a record of 4–11–3. While at Tennessee, he started the school's first basketball team and coached the baseball team in 1906.
Depree married Fannie Wilson of Knoxville, Tennessee, who bore his three sons. He was born in Holland, Michigan in 1879 and died in Sarasota, Florida in 1972.
DePree was a letterman in football from the University of Michigan.
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- Born
- Mar 14, 1879
Holland - Education
- University of Michigan
- Died
- Jul 1, 1972
Sarasota
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on July 23, 2013
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