Georgia athletic chairman Dr. S. V. Sanford hired Cunningham that same day, and McWhorter followed.

Sportswriter Dick Jemison said "When you mention football to an Athens fan its definition is Bob McWhorter, and vice-versa.

"[2] During the First World War, McWhorter was captain of the 1917 Camp Gordon football team.

McWhorter was chosen for an Associated Press Southeast Area All-Time football team 1869–1919 era.

[4] Although he was offered a professional baseball contract, he instead chose to study law at the University of Virginia.