Vincent P. Batha was a college football and basketball player and coach in the United States. He also worked as a professor of math and sciences after retiring from coaching. [1]
Batha played tackle [2] for the Carroll College Pioneers (now called "Carroll University") located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The school honored his legacy by inducting him into their "Hall of Fame" in 1973 [3] as as "charter member" of the group. [4]
Batha later became the the 16th head football coach for his alma mater [5] and he held that position for the 1931 season. [6] His career coaching record at Carroll College was 1 win, 4 losses, and 1 tie. This ranks him 26th at Carroll College in total wins and 25th at Carroll College in winning percentage. [7] He would remain with the program as assistant coach [8] under Glenn Thistlethwaite beginning in 1932. [9] Coach Batha's poor performance was called the worst start in seven years for the program, which was attributed to weakness at the end positions and turnover in the bakcfield. [10]
Batha also was the head basketball coach at Carroll from 1931 until 1934, posting the 12th-most wins at the history of the school (as of 2007-2008 season) with a record of 29-13. [11] He also was assistant Athletic Director and head coach of the track and field and cross country teams. [12]
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