James DePree, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames DePree
American football player and coach, baseball coach
Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1879
Place of Birth: Holland, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jul-1972
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About James DePree
- James "J.
- D." DePree, also known as Jim DePree, (March 14, 1879 – July 1, 1972) 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, where played fullback.
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