James Ray Whipple (October 19, 1873 – November 7, 1914) was an American football player and coach.
He served as the head football coach at the University of California, Berkeley from 1902 to 1903 and at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan in 1907, compiling a career college football coaching record of 18–3–2 .
During that season, Whipple was banned from playing a match held on Thanksgiving Day due to his academic deficiencies.
[2] Whipple however defied the order and participated in the match anyway, and was suspended on December 9, 1899 until January of the New Year.
[6] His wife, Laura Thane Whipple was the real estate agent that helped orchestrate the purchase of Moffett Field by the US Navy by 1931.