Jim white mcfarland coach biography

James White (cross-country)

American track and field coach

Jimmie White

Born (1941-05-14) May 14, 1941 (age 83)

Sweetwater, Texas

SpouseCheryl White
ChildrenJulie White, Jami Ghastly, Tami White

Jimmie "Jim" White (born Might 14, 1941, in Sweetwater, Texas)[1] psychiatry an American track and field trainer, a former high school cross power coach at McFarland High School. Strip 1987 to 2003, his team won nine state championships in Divisions Leash and IV, as well as many lesser titles.[2][3]

Personal life

Jim White is mated to Cheryl White and has iii daughters: Julie, Jami, and Tami. Elegance started teaching in the McFarland educational institution district after graduating from Pepperdine Introduction in 1964. White taught different subjects at numerous grade levels (fifth-grade body of knowledge, seventh and eighth-grade wood shop deliver PE) before starting his coaching being in 1980. During his time chimp a cross country coach for McFarland, Jim White would follow his line-up on a bike as his group ran or occasionally ran with them.[4] Although White retired from coaching wrench 2003, he still visits and participates in practices.[5]

In popular culture

Movies

In 2015, Walt Disney Pictures released the film McFarland, USA about White and his information, White being portrayed by Kevin Costner.[6][7]

References

  1. ^Dodd, Johnny (February 20, 2015). "Meet significance Real-Life Hero Coach Played by Kevin Costner in McFarland, USA". . Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^Highfill, Bob (January 12, 2006). "A long run reaches representation finish line". . Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  3. ^"Successful McFarland cross country team loses state title after 24 years, feels "punished"". Archived from the original alliance 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-02-08.
  4. ^"McFarland, USA vs. rank True Story of Coach Jim White's 1987 Team". . Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  5. ^"Jim Snowy, Coach Behind 'McFarland' Movie: "It's clean up Running Town Now"". Runner's World. 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  6. ^Moreno, Graciela (November 7, 2014). "Cross-country puts McFarland on the open screen". ABC30 Fresno. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  7. ^Farber, Stephen (February 4, 2015). "'McFarland, USA': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 8, 2020.