Percy S. Prince
Encyclopedia
Percy S. Prince was a football
, basketball
, and baseball
head coach at Louisiana Tech University
and St. Stephen's College (now Bard College
).
Prince graduated from Tufts University
in 1906 and served as an assistant football coach at Tufts in 1907.
He became the head football coach at Louisiana Tech in 1909 and coached the Bulldog football team through the 1915 season in which LA Tech won the Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship. The 1915 season the first season LA Tech ever competed in a football conference, and therefore, LA Tech's first ever conference championship.
Prince also coached the LA Tech baseball team in 1910 and finished with 14 wins and 4 losses.
With the United States
engaged in World War I
, Prince left coaching to serve as a Captain in the 1st Regiment of Infantry with Headquarters at Monroe
under Colonel Frank P. Stubbs, Jr. Prince served as the Supply Company Commander. After his regiment landed in Brest, France
, on September 3, 1918, Prince's regiment became part of the 39th Infantry Regiment
and was eventually reorganized as the 156th Infantry Regiment
. They were finally assigned to a training camp near Saint Florent
. Prince was promoted from Captain to Major
.
After the conclusion of the war, Prince returned to Ruston
to coach the Bulldog football team for the 1919 season. Prince's career football record was 25 wins, 17 losses, and 5 ties.
In 1920, Prince moved to Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
, to coach basketball and base at St. Stephen's College, which has since changed its name to Bard College
. He left St. Stephen's in 1923.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
head coach at Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
and St. Stephen's College (now Bard College
Bard College
Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...
).
Prince graduated from Tufts University
Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
in 1906 and served as an assistant football coach at Tufts in 1907.
He became the head football coach at Louisiana Tech in 1909 and coached the Bulldog football team through the 1915 season in which LA Tech won the Louisiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship. The 1915 season the first season LA Tech ever competed in a football conference, and therefore, LA Tech's first ever conference championship.
Prince also coached the LA Tech baseball team in 1910 and finished with 14 wins and 4 losses.
With the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
engaged in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, Prince left coaching to serve as a Captain in the 1st Regiment of Infantry with Headquarters at Monroe
Monroe, Louisiana
Monroe is a city in and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 53,107, making it the eighth largest city in Louisiana. A July 1, 2007, United States Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 51,208, but 51,636...
under Colonel Frank P. Stubbs, Jr. Prince served as the Supply Company Commander. After his regiment landed in Brest, France
Brest, France
Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...
, on September 3, 1918, Prince's regiment became part of the 39th Infantry Regiment
39th Infantry Division (United States)
The 39th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Army National Guard, originally formed as the 18th Division in 1917. The Division consisted of troops from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. After training at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, the Division was deployed to France but did not...
and was eventually reorganized as the 156th Infantry Regiment
156th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 156th Infantry Regiment is an Infantry Regiment in the United States Army and the Louisiana National Guard.-History:...
. They were finally assigned to a training camp near Saint Florent
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher
Saint-Florent-sur-Cher is a commune in the Cher department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
. Prince was promoted from Captain to Major
Major (United States)
In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
.
After the conclusion of the war, Prince returned to Ruston
Ruston, Louisiana
Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,546 at the 2000 census. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Its economy caters to its college population...
to coach the Bulldog football team for the 1919 season. Prince's career football record was 25 wins, 17 losses, and 5 ties.
In 1920, Prince moved to Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Annandale-on-Hudson is a hamlet in Dutchess County, New York, USA, in the Hudson Valley in the town of Red Hook, across the Hudson River from Kingston....
, to coach basketball and base at St. Stephen's College, which has since changed its name to Bard College
Bard College
Bard College, founded in 1860 as "St. Stephen's College", is a small four-year liberal arts college located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.-Location:...
. He left St. Stephen's in 1923.