Frederick Prosch
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 24, 1883 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 1947 (aged 64) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Gymnastics | |
| 1905–1906 | Yale |
| Men's basketball | |
| 1907–1909 | Connellsville HS (PA) |
| 1909–1913 | Temple |
| 1916–1920 | Atlantic City HS |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–20 (.459) (college basketball) |
Frederick Prosch Jr. (January 24, 1883 – December 19, 1947) was an American gymnast and athletic instructor who was a member of the faculty at Temple University from 1909 to 1914 and 1929 to 1947. From 1909 to 1913, he was head coach of the Temple Owls men's basketball team.
Biography
[edit]Prosch was an athlete at the Turn Verein and YMCA in Newark, New Jersey.[1] He competed in the YMCA Gymnastics Championships at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and won gold in the sidehorse vault, silver in the vault, and bronze in the parallel bars.[2] He was also a standout football, baseball, and basketball player.[1]
In 1905, Prosch became the gymnastics coach and assistant instructor at Yale University. In 1907, he became the physical director of the YMCA in Connellsville, Pennsylvania.[1] He was also head coach of the Connellsville High School boy's basketball team.[3]
Prosch took a special course in physical education at Temple University and later earned his bachelor of science and master of education degrees from the university. He spent five years as a physical education instructor at Temple and was coach of the men's basketball team from 1909 to 1913.[4][5]
After leaving Temple, Prosch worked as a playground supervisor in Newark and Atlantic City, New Jersey.[4] From 1916 to 1920, he was a physical instructor and boy's basketball coach at Atlantic City High School. He then served as the head of physical training at the State Normal School in Trenton.[6] In 1923, he was appointed to the same position at the Glassboro Normal School.[4]
In 1929, Prosch returned to Temple as the head of the health and physical education department.[4] On December 19, 1947, he attended a convention of physical education teachers in Pittsburgh and appeared on a WWSW-FM broadcast. He suffered a heart attack that evening and was pronounced dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "To Be Physical Director of Connellsville Y.M.C.A." Newark Sunday Call. July 28, 1907. Retrieved September 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Fred Prosch". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved September 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Connellsville High School Basketball Team". The Gazette Times. April 19, 1908. Retrieved September 26, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Prosch Appointed To Post At Temple". Evening Courier. July 20, 1929.
- ↑ Philadelphia's Record Breakers & Legend Makers. Philadelphia: Running Press. 1989. Retrieved September 26, 2026.
- ↑ Annual Report of the State Board of Education and of the Commissioner of Education of New Jersey with Accompanying Documents for the Year Ending June 30, 1920. 1921. p. 344. Retrieved September 26, 2026.
- ↑ "Professor Dies On Visit Here". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 20, 1947. Retrieved September 26, 2026.
- 1883 births
- 1947 deaths
- Gymnasts from New Jersey
- High school basketball coaches in New Jersey
- High school basketball coaches in Pennsylvania
- Rowan University faculty
- Sportspeople from Newark, New Jersey
- Temple Owls men's basketball coaches
- Temple University faculty
- The College of New Jersey faculty
- Yale Bulldogs coaches
- Yale University faculty
- Basketball coaches from New Jersey