Sport(s) Football, basketball Name Reaves Baysinger c. 1922 Syracuse Died December 4, 1994 | 1947–1948 Syracuse Education Syracuse University 1927 Syracuse (freshmen) Positions Guard | |
Born February 22, 1902 ( 1902-02-22 ) Role American football head coach | ||
Reaves H. Baysinger (February 22, 1902 – December 4, 1994) was the head football coach at Syracuse from 1947 to 1948. Despite his strong ties to the university he only produced a 4-14(.222) record. On a higher note, in 1927, he coached the freshman basketball team to an undefeated 23-0 record.
Baysinger played college football as a guard and end at Syracuse. During his senior season, he was an honorable mention all-American. He also played basketball as a point guard, and baseball as an outfielder. Baysinger played one game in the NFL as a member of the Rochester Jeffersons in 1924. He died in 1994.
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