Pete Butler (coach)
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1909 |
Died | 1983 |
Playing career | |
Baseball | |
1930–1931 | Colorado State Teachers |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1940–? | Colorado State Teachers (assistant) |
Basketball | |
1940–1943 | Colorado State Teachers |
1945–1956 | Colorado State Teachers |
Baseball | |
1941–1967 | Colorado State Teachers |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1934–1940 | New Mexico Mines |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 151–133 (basketball) 416–154–2 (baseball) |
Louis C. "Pete" Butler (1909–1983) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head baseball coach at Colorado State College of Education—now known as the University of Northern Colorado—from 1941 to 1967, compiling a record of 416–154–2. Butler was also the school's head basketball coach from 1940 to 1943 and again from 1945 to 1956, tally mark of 151–133. His baseball teams won 25 consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships.[1]
References
- ^ "Butler Quits Coaching At Greeley School". Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. United Press International. October 25, 1967. p. 24. Retrieved November 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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