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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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bombers.ithaca.edu/sports/2006/4/11/yearbyyear.aspx|publisher=[[Ithaca Bombers|Ithaca College athletics]]|title=Baseball Year by Year Results|accessdate=April 6, 2011}}</ref> |
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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bombers.ithaca.edu/sports/2006/4/11/yearbyyear.aspx|publisher=[[Ithaca Bombers|Ithaca College athletics]]|title=Baseball Year by Year Results|accessdate=April 6, 2011}}</ref> His teams combined for a career winning percentage of {{Winning percentage|281|82|2}} with a record of 281–82–2). As coach he led his teams to four [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] tournament appearances at a time when all NCAA teams played in the same division.<ref>{cite web|url=http://bombers.ithaca.edu/sports/2005/4/12/basehistory.aspx|title=Baseball History|publisher=[[Ithaca Bombers|Ithaca College athletics]]|accessdate=April 6, 2011}}</ref> |
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Freeman later coached at [[Cornell Big Red|Cornell]] and was inducted into the [[American Baseball Coaches Association]] Hall of Fame.<ref name="obituary">{{cite web|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-12-28/news/0170130273_1_ithaca-college-cornell-university-freeman|publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|accessdate=May 6, 2011|date=December 28, 1987|title=James A. "Bucky" Freeman, 93 (Obituary)}}</ref> |
Freeman later coached at [[Cornell Big Red|Cornell]] and was inducted into the [[American Baseball Coaches Association]] Hall of Fame.<ref name="obituary">{{cite web|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-12-28/news/0170130273_1_ithaca-college-cornell-university-freeman|publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|accessdate=May 6, 2011|date=December 28, 1987|title=James A. "Bucky" Freeman, 93 (Obituary)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/NCAANewsArchive/1988/19880203.pdf|publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Assocation]]|title=NCAA Record|February 3, 1988|accessdate=May 6, 2011}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 21:11, 6 May 2011
James A. "Bucky" Freeman was an American football and baseball coach in the United States.
Coaching career
Football
Freeman was the second head college football coach for the Ithaca Bombers located 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 wins, 32 losses and 6 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him #4 at Ithaca in total wins and #4 at the school in winning percentage (.527).[2]
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.[3] 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.[4]
Freeman later coached at Cornell and was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b "James A. "Bucky" Freeman, 93 (Obituary)". Orlando Sentinel. December 28, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Ithaca Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Baseball Year by Year Results". Ithaca College athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ^ {cite web|url=http://bombers.ithaca.edu/sports/2005/4/12/basehistory.aspx%7Ctitle=Baseball History|publisher=Ithaca College athletics|accessdate=April 6, 2011}}
- ^ "NCAA Record" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Assocation. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
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