Carl Esek Pray (March 30, 1870 – August 10, 1949) was the head coach of the Central Michigan college football program from 1897 to 1899. A graduate of Olivet College, he was a history instructor at the Milwaukee Normal School after leaving Central Michigan.[1] He was also a professor of history at Michigan State Normal College for 23 years, from 1913 to 1936.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 30, 1870 Dimondale, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 1949 (aged 79) Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1897–1899 | Central Michigan |
| Baseball | |
| 1899–1900 | Central Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–5 (football) 3–4 (baseball) |
Head coaching record edit
Football edit
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan Normalites (Independent) (1897–1899) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Central Michigan | 2–1 | |||||||
| 1898 | Central Michigan | 1–2 | |||||||
| 1899 | Central Michigan | 3–2 | |||||||
| Central Michigan: | 6–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–5 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Prof C. E. Pray Resigns". The Daily Commonwealth. August 11, 1913. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prominent State Educator Dies". Lansing State Journal. August 12, 1949. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
 | This biographical article relating to a college football coach first appointed in the 1890s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |