Joe Prater
American baseball player and football coach
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1922-11-19)November 19, 1922 St. Paul, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 2004(2004-08-01) (aged 81) |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1942 | Sanford Spinners |
| 1942 | Olean Oilers |
| 1946 | Oshkosh Giants |
| 1947 | Chanute Athletics |
| Basketball | |
| 1940 | Arkansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1956–1973 | Pueblo JC / Southern Colorado State |
Joseph Claude Prater (November 19, 1922 – August 1, 2004) was an American minor league baseball player and a college football coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Colorado State University–Pueblo from 1956 to 1973.[2]
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Greater Pueblo Sports Hall of Fame profile
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CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves head football coaches
- Dale Rea (1938–1940)
- Jack Johnson (1941)
- Dan Lawrence (1942)
- No team (1943–1945)
- Maurice Elder (1946–1951)
- Harry Simmons (1952–1955)
- Joe Prater (1956–1973)
- Mike Friedman (1974–1983)
- Gary Richardson (1984)
- No team (1985–2007)
- John Wristen (2008–2019)
- No team (2020)
- John Wristen (2021–2022)
- Phil Vigil (2023– )
