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Name
  
James White

Role
  
Coach

Spouse
  
Cheryl White


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Children
  
Julie White, Jami White, Tami White

Born
  
May 14, 1941 (age 79) Sweetwater, Texas

Jim White - McFarland Cross Country ("McFarland USA")


James "Jim" White (born May 14, 1941) is an American track and field coach, a former high school cross country coach at McFarland High School. From 1980 to 2003, his team won nine state championships in Divisions III and IV, as well as numerous lesser titles. Jim White has three daughters: Julie, Jami, and Tami. Jim White started teaching in the McFarland school district after graduating from Pepperdine University in 1964. White taught different subjects at numerous grade levels (fifth-grade science, seventh and eighth-grade wood shop and PE) before starting his coaching career in 1980.

James White (cross-country) Jim White McFarland Cross Country McFarland USA YouTube

In 2015, Walt Disney Pictures released the film McFarland, USA about him and his program, with White being portrayed by Kevin Costner.

James White (cross-country) A look at the real McFarland USA kids and coach Jim White You

James White (cross-country) McFarland USA vs the True Story of Coach Jim Whites 1987 Team

James White (cross-country) MCFARLAND USA An Interview with Legendary Coach Jim White

James White (cross-country) Jim White Meet the Man Who Inspired McFarland USA

James White (cross-country) Legendary cross country coach Jim White the man behind McFarland

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James White (cross-country) Wikipedia
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