White coached the University of Virginia baseball team while he was an undergraduate in 1917, and again in 1920.[5] In two seasons as his alma mater's head baseball coach, he compiled a win–loss–tie record of 13–9–1.[5]
In 1923, White accepted the athletic director position at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. While at Florida, he also coached the Florida Gators basketball team from 1923 to 1925,[11] the Gators track and field team in 1924,[12] and the Gators baseball team in 1925.[13] During his stints as coach, he led the Gators basketball team to a 7–17 record in two seasons,[11] and the Gators baseball team to 3–6 in a single season.[13]
Cavalier football tradition
White's son, James L. White, III, also played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers from 1939 to 1941,[2] and graduated from the University of Virginia in 1942.
White died December 10, 1949; he was 56 years old.
^ ab2010–11 Wake Forest Men's Basketball Media Guide, Record Book, All-Time Results, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, p. 108 (2010). Retrieved April 25, 2011.
^ ab2011 Wake Forest Baseball Media Guide, Year-by-Year ResultsArchived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, p. 102 (2011). Retrieved April 26, 2011.
^2010 Wake Forest Football Media Guide, Year-by-Year ResultsArchived 2012-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, pp. 152 & 193 (2010). Retrieved April 26, 2011.
^"Wake Forest Coach Quits," Atlanta Constitution (December 11, 1921). Retrieved April 24, 2011.
^ ab2010–11 Florida Gators Men's Basketball Media Guide, Gator History & RecordsArchived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 113, 123–124 (2010). Retrieved April 24, 2011.