Joe Pritchard (American football)
American football player and coach (1886–1947)
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Joseph Gibson "Beersheba" Pritchard (May 15, 1886 – July 14, 1947) was an American college football player and coach. Pritchard played for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. He was selected All-Southern in 1905 and 1906.[1] In 1915, John Heisman selected him as one of the 30 greatest Southern football players.[2] He stood 6 foot 2 inches and weighed 185 pounds.[3] Pritchard served as the head football coach at Louisiana State University (LSU) for part of one season in 1909, compiling a record is 4–1.[4] He graduated from Vanderbilt in 1906 with a dental degree (DDS). A member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity,[5] he was later a Presbyterian dental missionary at Luebo in the Congo until he was forced to return to the United States due to poor health sometime before 1915.[6]
Sharon, Mississippi, U.S.
Sunflower County, Mississippi, U.S.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 15, 1886 Sharon, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1947 (aged 61) Sunflower County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1904–1906 | Vanderbilt |
| Position | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1909 | LSU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2× All-Southern (1905, 1906) 1912 All-time Vandy 1st team | |
In 1912, Pritchard married Annie Milicent Landrey of Jeanerette, Louisiana.[7]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSU Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909) | |||||||||
| 1909 | LSU | 4–1* | 2–1* | ||||||
| LSU: | 4–1 | 2–1 | *Last 3 games were coached by John W. Mayhew. | ||||||
| Total: | 4–1 | ||||||||
