Bathurst Peachy
American basketball coach (1893-1953)
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Bathurst Daingerfield Peachy II, sometimes misspelled as "Dangerfield" (July 5, 1893 – April 29, 1953) was the head baseball coach for William & Mary College for just the 1918 season. The Indians, as they were then known, compiled a 5–7 record that year. He graduated from William & Mary in 1914 and was a member of the Flat Hat Club while attending. "Peachy" as he was nicknamed also played four years as a left fielder for the baseball team, winning a championship in 1911 and serving as team captain in 1914.
BornJuly 5, 1893
James City County, Virginia, U.S.
James City County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1953 (aged 59)
Virginia, U.S.
Virginia, U.S.
1911–1914William & Mary
PositionLeft fielder
Peachy pictured as a senior in Colonial Echo 1914, William & Mary yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1893 James City County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1953 (aged 59) Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1911–1914 | William & Mary |
| Position | Left fielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1918 | William & Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–7 |
His father, Bathurst Peachy, was a lawyer in Williamsburg and owned The Millinery Company, a fine goods store.
References
- "2007 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). College of William & Mary. 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- "Class of 1914". 1914 Colonial Echo. 1914. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "FHC". Swem Library Special Research Collections. 2010. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- "Peachy, Bathurst Dangerfield (1837–)". Swem Library Special Research Collections. 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2012.