Joseph Raycroft
Joseph Edward Raycroft (November 15, 1867 – September 30, 1955)[1] was the head men's basketball coach for the University of Chicago between 1906–07 and 1909–10.[2] In his four seasons as coach, the Chicago Maroons compiled an overall record of 66 wins and 7 losses.[2] His teams won four Big Ten Conference championships (then known as the Western Conference), and the 1907, 1908, and 1909 teams were all retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation;[3] his 1909 team was also retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[4] His 90.4% career winning percentage is the highest all-time at Chicago.[2] Prior to his time at Chicago, Raycroft also served as Lawrence University's head football coach for the 1894 season and compiled a 3–2 record.[5] Raycroft also served as head football coach at Stevens Point Normal School—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point—for two seasons, from 1895 to 1896.[6]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 15, 1867 Williamstown, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | September 30, 1955 (aged 87) Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (1896) Rush Medical College (1899) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1892–1893 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1894 | Lawrence |
| 1895–1896 | Stevens Point Normal |
| Basketball | |
| 1906–1910 | Chicago |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 9–4 (football) 66–7 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Basketball 3 Helms national (1907–1909) 1 Premo-Porretta national (1909) 4 Western Conference (1907–1910) | |
Raycroft later served as Princeton University's Chairman of the Department of Health and Physical Education from 1911 until his retirement in 1936.[1][7] Raycroft developed a comprehensive student health program based in large measure upon intramural athletics, with participation rates approaching 90 percent of Princeton's undergraduate class.[8]
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Vikings (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Lawrence | 3–2 | |||||||
| Lawrence: | 3–2 | ||||||||
| Stevens Point Normal (Independent) (1895–1896) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Stevens Point Normal | 3–1 | |||||||
| 1896 | Stevens Point Normal | 3–1 | |||||||
| Stevens Point Normal: | 6–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 9–4 | ||||||||
Basketball edit
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Maroons (Western Conference) (1906–1910) | |||||||||
| 1906–07 | Chicago | 21–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | Helms National Champions | ||||
| 1907–08 | Chicago | 23–2 | 7–1 | T–1st | Helms National Champions | ||||
| 1908–09 | Chicago | 12–0 | 12–0 | 1st | Helms National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions | ||||
| 1909–10 | Chicago | 10–3 | 9–3 | 1st | |||||
| Total: | 66–7 | ||||||||
| National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Raycroft, Joseph Edward, 1867–". Worldcat. Social Networks and Archival Context Project. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ a b c "2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). History. University of Chicago. 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 531. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "Lawrence Vikings football" (PDF). Records and history. Lawrence University. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ "Normal School Notes". The Gazette. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. September 18, 1895. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ "Joseph Raycroft Papers". Princeton University. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ^ John Daye, Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football: The Complete History of the Glory Years. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2014; pg. 8.
External links edit
- Joseph Raycroft at Find a Grave