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Sport(s)
  
Football

Name
  
Fred Hatch

Overall
  
7–1 (.875)

Died
  
December 25, 1932

1902, 1903–1910
  
Alma; Valley City State Normal School, ND ( now Valley City State University ); Waynesburg College, PA; West High School, Cleveland, OH

Fred Milton Hatch was an American football coach in the United States. He was born 28 Oct 1877 in Bureau County, IL. He grew up near Creston, IA. He attended the Oberlin Academy from 1896 to 1898. In 1898 enrolled in the College and graduated in 1902. He was the captain of the Football team in 1900 and of the Track Team in 1902. After graduation, he taught and coached several sports at Valley City State Normal School in North Dakota, Waynesburg, PA and at Alma College in Michigan. Newspaper records suggest his basketball teams were particularly successful. On 10 September 1907, he was appointed football coach at West High School, Cleveland. In 1910 he gave up teaching and became a railway postal clerk based in Oberlin, Ohio. Apparently he continued to coach in various local organizations for some years.

He married his Oberlin College Classmate, Ellen Hayden Birdseye, on 28 September 1905. Exactly one year after their marriage their only son, George Birdseye, was born. Fred died on 25 Dec 1932 in Oberlin, Ohio.

Coaching history

Hatch was the head college football coach for the Alma Scots located in Alma, Michigan. He held that position for the 1902 season. His coaching record at Alma was 7 wins and 1 losses and his squad was declared conference champions for the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him No. 12 at Alma in total wins and No. 2 at the school in winning percentage (.875).

References

Fred M. Hatch Wikipedia