Jim MacRae
Biographical details | |
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Born | Fayetteville, North Carolina | March 28, 1878
Died | February 1, 1957 Fayetteville, North Carolina | (aged 78)
Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
Playing career | |
1895–1897 | Nashville |
1898–1900 | North Carolina |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
? | North Carolina (assistant) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
SIAA (1898) | |
Awards | |
All-Southern (1898) | |
James Christopher MacRae (March 28, 1878 – February 1, 1957) was a college football player and coach as well as an attorney. He was once mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]
Early years[]
He was born on March 28, 1878 in Fayetteville, North Carolina to James Cameron MacRae, once justice of the state Supreme Court and dean of the University of North Carolina.[2]
University of North Carolina[]
MacRae was a prominent running back for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina.[3][4] Dr. Joel Whitaker praised his defense.[5]
1898[]
He was selected All-Southern in 1898.[6] The team was undefeated Southern champion.[4]
Coaching career[]
He was an assistant at his alma mater.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Former UNC Coach, Player Succumbs In Fayetteville". The Daily Tar Heel. February 2, 1957. p. 3. Retrieved April 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "James C. MacRae". The Robesonian. February 4, 1957. p. 4. Retrieved April 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reception to the Team". The Raleigh Times. November 8, 1900. p. 4. Retrieved April 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Championship is Carolinas". The Daily Tar Heel. Vol. 7, no. 11. November 30, 1898. Retrieved April 12, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kemp Plummer Battle (1912). History of the University of North Carolina. p. 752.
- ^ W. A. Lambeth (1899). "Football In The South". Outing. Outing Publishing Company. 33: 527.
Categories:
- North Carolina Tar Heels football players
- All-Southern college football players
- American football halfbacks
- 19th-century players of American football
- Sportspeople from Fayetteville, North Carolina
- 1878 births
- 1957 deaths
- North Carolina Tar Heels football coaches