Percy S. Prince

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.

Percy S. Prince
Biographical details
Born(1882-04-07)April 7, 1882
Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 12, 1930(1930-12-12) (aged 48)
Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1907Tufts (assistant)
1909–1915Louisiana Industrial
1919Louisiana Industrial
Basketball
1909–1911Louisiana Industrial
1920–1923St. Stephen's
Baseball
1910Louisiana Industrial
1922St. Stephen's
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1909–1920Louisiana Industrial
1923–1925Louisiana Tech
Head coaching record
Overall24–16–5 (football)
5–5 (basketball)
14–4 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
1 LIAA (1915)
Military career
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army seal United States Army
Rank Major
Unit 39th Infantry Division
1st Louisiana Infantry Regiment
Commands heldSupply Company
Battles/warsWorld War I (France)

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 ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
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 3–1–22–0–11st
Louisiana Industrial (Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919)
1919 Louisiana Industrial 0–30–14th
Louisiana Industrial: 24–16–52–1–1
Total:24–16–5
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Basketball

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

See also

References

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