Percy S. Prince

Percy S. Prince
Biographical details
Born	April 7, 1882; Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	December 12, 1930 (aged 48); Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1907	Tufts (assistant)
1909–1915	Louisiana Industrial
1919	Louisiana Industrial
Basketball
1909–1911	Louisiana Industrial
1920–1923	St. Stephen's
Baseball
1910	Louisiana Industrial
1922	St. Stephen's
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1909–1920	Louisiana Industrial
1923–1925	Louisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall	24–16–5 (football); 5–5 (basketball); 14–4 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 1 LIAA (1915)
Military career
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Rank	Major
Unit	39th Infantry Division; 1st Louisiana Infantry Regiment
Commands	Supply Company
Battles / wars	World War I (France)

Percy S. Prince (April 7, 1882 – December 12, 1930) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach at the Louisiana Industrial Institute—now known as Louisiana Tech University—and St. Stephen's College—now known as Bard College.

Prince graduated from Tufts University in 1906 and served as an assistant football coach at Tufts in 1907. He became the head football coach at Louisiana Industrial in 1909 and coached the football team through the 1915 season in which Louisiana Industrial won the Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association (LIAA) championship, the program's first conference title. Prince also coached the Louisiana Industrial baseball team in 1910, tallying a mark of 14–4.

With the United States engaged in World War I, Prince left coaching to serve as a captain in the 1st Regiment of Infantry with headquarters at Monroe under Colonel Frank P. Stubbs Jr. Prince served as the Supply Company Commander. After his regiment landed in Brest, France, on September 3, 1918, Prince's regiment became part of the 39th Infantry Regiment and was eventually reorganized as the 156th Infantry Regiment. They were finally assigned to a training camp near Saint Florent. Prince was promoted from captain to major.

After the conclusion of the war, Prince returned to Ruston to coach the Louisiana Industrial football team for the 1919 season. His career football record at Louisiana Industria was 24–16–5.

In 1920, Prince moved to Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, to coach basketball and base at St. Stephen's College, which has since changed its name to Bard College. He left St. Stephen's in 1923.

Prince was born in Salem, Massachusetts. He died on December 12, 1930, at Delaware Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware.^[1]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Louisiana Industrial (Independent) (1909–1914)
1909	Louisiana Industrial	4–1
1910	Louisiana Industrial	7–0
1911	Louisiana Industrial	4–1–1
1912	Louisiana Industrial	1–2–1
1913	Louisiana Industrial	3–4–1
1914	Louisiana Industrial	2–4
Louisiana Industrial (Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915)
1915	Louisiana Industrial	3–1–2	2–0–1	1st
Louisiana Industrial (Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919)
1919	Louisiana Industrial	0–3	0–1	4th
Louisiana Industrial:		24–16–5	2–1–1
Total:		24–16–5
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
St. Stephen's () (1920–1923)
1920–21	St. Stephen's	1–2
1921–22	St. Stephen's	2–3
1922–23	St. Stephen's	2–0
St. Stephen's:		5–5
Total:		5–5

Baseball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall
Louisiana Industrial () (1910)
1910	Louisiana Industrial	14–4
Louisiana Industrial:		14–4
St. Stephen's () (1922)
1922	St. Stephen's
St. Stephen's:
Total:

References

^ "Physical Director of State Schools Dies In Hospital". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. December 13, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Percy S. Prince at Find a Grave

[1] "Physical Director of State Schools Dies In Hospital". The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. December 13, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

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