Sport(s) Football, Baseball 1931–1946 Ithaca | Overall 36–32–6 (football) Name Bucky Freeman | |
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Born July 19, 1895Bergen, New York ( 1895-07-19 ) Died December 25, 1987, Ithaca, New York, United States | ||
James A. "Bucky" Freeman (July 19, 1895 – December 25, 1987) was an American football and baseball coach.
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Football
Freeman was the second head football coach at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. He held that position for 13 seasons, from 1931 until 1946, with exception of the years 1944–1945, when the school did not field a team due to World War II. His coaching record at Ithaca was 36–32–6.
Baseball
Freeman was also the baseball coach at Ithaca, from 1931 through the 1965 season. He was only the second coach to hold the position, and included an appearance in the 1962 College World Series. His teams combined for a career winning percentage of .773 with a record of 281–82–2. As coach he led his teams to four NCAA tournament appearances at a time when all NCAA teams played in the same division.
Freeman later coached at Cornell and was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.