Jim MacRae explained

Jim MacRae
Birth Date:	28 March 1878
Birth Place:	Fayetteville, North Carolina
Death Place:	Fayetteville, North Carolina
Alma Mater:	University of North Carolina
Player Years1:	1895 - 1897
Player Team1:	Nashville
Player Years2:	1898 - 1900
Player Team2:	North Carolina
Player Positions:	Halfback
Coach Years1:	?
Coach Team1:	North Carolina (assistant)
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.

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.^[1]

University of North Carolina

MacRae was a prominent running back for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina.^[2] Dr. Joel Whitaker praised his defense.^[3]

1898

He was selected All-Southern in 1898.^[4] The team was undefeated Southern champion.^[5]

Coaching career

He was an assistant at his alma mater.^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: James C. MacRae. The Robesonian. February 4, 1957. 4. April 16, 2015. Newspapers.com.
2. News: The Raleigh Times. Reception to the Team. 4. November 8, 1900. April 12, 2015. Newspapers.com.
3. Book: Kemp Plummer Battle. Kemp Plummer Battle. 752. History of the University of North Carolina. 1912.
4. Football In The South. Outing. 33. 527. W. A. Lambeth. W. A. Lambeth. Outing Publishing Company. 1899.
5. News: Championship is Carolinas. The Daily Tar Heel. 7. 11. November 30, 1898. April 12, 2015. Newspapers.com.
6. News: Former UNC Coach, Player Succumbs In Fayetteville. The Daily Tar Heel. February 2, 1957. 3. April 16, 2015. Newspapers.com.