| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Southeastern Louisiana University |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1964–1965 | LSU |
| 1967–1972 | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 98–147–3 |
James Waldrop was the head baseball coach of the LSU Tigers baseball team from 1964 to 1965 and Southeastern Louisiana Lions baseball team from 1967 to 1972.
During his 9 seasons as head coach, he coached in 248 games, winning 98, losing 147 with 3 ties for a (.401) winning percentage. Waldrop's record at LSU was 17–24–1 (9-18 SEC) over two seasons. His record at Southeastern Louisiana was 81–123–2 (19-17 conference record) over 7 seasons.
Waldrop also served as an assistant football coach for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.
Playing career
Waldrop was an All-Conference guard for the Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team. He was also a member of the Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team. In 1940, he scored a then-school single game record three touchdowns in a game. Waldrop later played minor league baseball.
References
- Franques, Bill, ed. (2017). 2017 LSU Baseball Official Yearbook (PDF). Louisiana State University. p. 170. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- "Lions Baseball Head Coaches". sluathletics. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- ^ "James Waldrop". lionsports.net. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
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