| Sport(s) | Football, basketball, baseball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Auburn, Alabama |
| Alma mater | Auburn University |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910–1912 | Auburn |
| Position(s) | Fullback, quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1913 | Clemson (assistant) |
| 1919 | Wofford |
| 1922–1926 | Wofford |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1920 | Wofford |
| 1921–1926 | Wofford |
| Baseball | |
| 1919–1920 | Wofford |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–34–1 (football) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| All-Southern (1912) | |
J. P. "Rip" Major was a college football player and coach.
Major was a prominent running back for Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers of Auburn University.
Major was captain of the team in 1912. He was selected All-Southern.
Major coached the Wofford Terriers football teams of Wofford College in 1919 and from 1922 to 1926.