Joe Pritchard (American football)
Joseph Gibson "Beersheba" Pritchard (May 15, 1886 – July 14, 1947) was an American college football player and coach. Pritchard played for the Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. He was selected All-Southern in 1905 and 1906. He stood 6 foot 2 inches and weighed 185 pounds. Pritchard served as the head football coach at Louisiana State University (LSU) for part of one season in 1909, compiling a record is 4–1. He graduated from Vanderbilt in 1906 with a dental degree (DDS). A member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, he was later a Presbyterian dental missionary at Luebo in the Congo until he was forced to return to the United States due to poor health sometime before 1915.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 15, 1886 Sharon, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1947 (aged 61) Sunflower County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1904–1906 | Vanderbilt |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1909 | LSU |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–1 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2× All-Southern (1905, 1906) 1912 All-time Vandy 1st team | |
In 1912, Pritchard married Annie Milicent Landrey of Jeanerette, Louisiana.