Joseph Raycroft
| Sport(s) | Basketball, football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 15, 1867 Williamstown, Vermont |
| Died |
September 30, 1955 (aged 87) Trenton, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
University of Chicago (1896) Rush Medical College (1899) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1894 | Lawrence |
| Basketball | |
| 1906–1910 | Chicago |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
3–2 (football) 66–7 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
|
3× Helms national basketball (1907–1909) 1 Premo-Porretta national basketball (1909) 4× Western Conference basketball (1907–1910) | |
Joseph Edward Raycroft (November 15, 1867 – September 30, 1955)[1][2] was the head men's basketball coach for the University of Chicago between 1906–07 and 1909–10.[3] In his four seasons as coach, the Chicago Maroons compiled an overall record of 66 wins and 7 losses.[3] 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;[4] his 1909 team was also retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[5] His 90.4% career winning percentage is the highest all-time at Chicago.[3] 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.[6]
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] Under his watch 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
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Vikings (Independent) (1894) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Lawrence | 3–2 | |||||||
| Lawrence: | 3–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–2 | ||||||||
Basketball
| 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 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- 1 2 "Raycroft, Joseph Edward, 1867–". Worldcat. Social Networks and Archival Context Project. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Dr. Joseph Edward Raycroft". Find a Grave. 2006. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ "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
- Full biography on Raycroft @ Princeton University Library Finding Aids