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Joseph Raycroft
Biographical details
Born	November 15, 1867; Williamstown, Vermont, U.S.
Died	September 30, 1955 (aged 87); Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Chicago (1896); Rush Medical College (1899)
Playing career
Football
1892–1893	Chicago
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1894	Lawrence
1895–1896	Stevens Point Normal
Basketball
1906–1910	Chicago
Head coaching record
Overall	9–4 (football); 66–7 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Basketball; 3 Helms national (1907–1909); 1 Premo-Porretta national (1909); 4 Western Conference (1907–1910)

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Joseph Edward Raycroft (November 15, 1867 – September 30, 1955)^[1] was an American college football and college basketball coach and university professor. He was the head men's basketball coach for the University of Chicago between 1906–07 and 1909–10.^[2] In his four seasons as coach, the Chicago Maroons compiled an overall record of 66 wins and 7 losses.^[2] His teams won four Big Ten Conference championships (then known as the Western Conference), and the 1907, 1908, and 1909 teams were all retroactively named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation;^[3] his 1909 team was also retroactively named the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[4] His 90.4% career winning percentage is the highest all-time at Chicago.^[2] Prior to his time at Chicago, Raycroft also served as Lawrence University's head football coach for the 1894 season and compiled a 3–2 record.^[5] Raycroft also served as head football coach at Stevens Point Normal School—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point—for two seasons, from 1895 to 1896.^[6]

Raycroft later served as Princeton University's Chairman of the Department of Health and Physical Education from 1911 until his retirement in 1936.^[1]^[7] Raycroft developed a comprehensive student health program based in large measure upon intramural athletics, with participation rates approaching 90 percent of Princeton's undergraduate class.^[8]

Head coaching record

Football


Year	Team	Overall
Lawrence Vikings (Independent) (1894)
1894	Lawrence	3–2
Lawrence:		3–2
Stevens Point Normal (Independent) (1895–1896)
1895	Stevens Point Normal	3–1
1896	Stevens Point Normal	3–1
Stevens Point Normal:		6–2
Total:		9–4

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Chicago Maroons (Western Conference) (1906–1910)
1906–07	Chicago	21–2	6–2	T–1st	Helms National Champions
1907–08	Chicago	23–2	7–1	T–1st	Helms National Champions
1908–09	Chicago	12–0	12–0	1st	Helms National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions
1909–10	Chicago	10–3	9–3	1st
Total:		66–7 (.904)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ ^a ^b "Raycroft, Joseph Edward, 1867–". Worldcat. Social Networks and Archival Context Project. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). History. University of Chicago. 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 531. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "Lawrence Vikings football" (PDF). Records and history. Lawrence University. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
^ "Normal School Notes". The Gazette. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. September 18, 1895. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
^ "Joseph Raycroft Papers". Princeton University. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
^ John Daye, Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football: The Complete History of the Glory Years. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2014; pg. 8.

[DOB-1] "Raycroft, Joseph Edward, 1867–". Worldcat. Social Networks and Archival Context Project. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

[MGUIDE-2] "2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). History. University of Chicago. 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

[HELMS-3] "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

[4] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 531. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[5] "Lawrence Vikings football" (PDF). Records and history. Lawrence University. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

[6] "Normal School Notes". The Gazette. Stevens Point, Wisconsin. September 18, 1895. Retrieved February 2, 2018.

[7] "Joseph Raycroft Papers". Princeton University. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

[8] John Daye, Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football: The Complete History of the Glory Years. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2014; pg. 8.

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-| birth_date     = November 15, 1867
-| birth_place    = [[Williamstown, Vermont]]
+| death_place = [[Trenton, New Jersey]], U.S.
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-'''Joseph Edward Raycroft''' (November 15, 1867 – September 30, 1955)<ref name=DOB>{{cite web| title =Raycroft, Joseph Edward, 1867–| work =Worldcat| publisher =Social Networks and Archival Context Project| year=2014| url =http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu:8888/xtf/view?docId=ark:/99166/w6g74pxg| accessdate =May 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title =Dr. Joseph Edward Raycroft | work =| publisher =Find a Grave| year=2006| url =http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14632081| accessdate =May 13, 2014}}</ref> was the head men's basketball coach for the [[University of Chicago]] between 1906–07 and 1909–10.<ref name=MGUIDE>{{cite web| title =2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide| work =History| publisher =University of Chicago| year=2013| url =http://static.psbin.com/r/r/4kbkpifzert7y5/Chicago-MBB-Yearbook-2013-14.pdf| format=PDF| accessdate =May 13, 2014}}</ref> In his four seasons as coach, the [[Chicago Maroons men's basketball|Chicago Maroons]] compiled an overall record of 66 wins and 7 losses.<ref name=MGUIDE/> His teams won four [[Big Ten Conference]] championships (then known as the Western Conference), and the 1907, 1908, and 1909 teams were all named national champions by the [[Helms Athletic Foundation]].<ref name=HELMS>{{cite web| title =NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions| work =| publisher =Rauzulu's Street| year=2004| url =http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm| accessdate =May 13, 2014}}</ref> His 90.4% career winning percentage is the highest all-time at Chicago.<ref name=MGUIDE/> Prior to his time at Chicago, Raycroft also served as [[Lawrence University]]'s head football coach for the 1894 season and compiled a 3–2 record.<ref>{{cite web| title =Lawrence Vikings football| work =Records and history| publisher =Lawrence University| year=2014| url =http://www2.lawrence.edu/athletics/football/footballrecords.pdf| format=PDF| accessdate =May 13, 2014}}</ref>
+'''Joseph Edward Raycroft''' (November 15, 1867 – September 30, 1955)<ref name=DOB>{{cite web| title =Raycroft, Joseph Edward, 1867–| work =Worldcat| publisher =Social Networks and Archival Context Project| year=2014| url =http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu:8888/xtf/view?docId=ark:/99166/w6g74pxg| accessdate =May 13, 2014}}</ref> was an American [[college football]] and [[college basketball]] coach and university professor. He was the head men's basketball coach for the [[University of Chicago]] between 1906–07 and 1909–10.<ref name=MGUIDE>{{cite web| title =2013–14 Chicago Maroons Men's Basketball Media Guide| work =History| publisher =University of Chicago| year=2013| url =http://static.psbin.com/r/r/4kbkpifzert7y5/Chicago-MBB-Yearbook-2013-14.pdf| accessdate =May 13, 2014}}</ref> In his four seasons as coach, the [[Chicago Maroons men's basketball|Chicago Maroons]] compiled an overall record of 66 wins and 7 losses.<ref name=MGUIDE/> His teams won four [[Big Ten Conference]] championships (then known as the Western Conference), and the 1907, 1908, and 1909 teams were all retroactively named national champions by the [[Helms Athletic Foundation]];<ref name=HELMS>{{cite web| title =NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions| publisher =Rauzulu's Street| year=2004| url =http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm| accessdate =May 13, 2014}}</ref> his 1909 team was also retroactively named the national champion by the [[Premo-Porretta Power Poll]].<ref>{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|editor-last=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Books|location=New York, NY|year=2009|page=531|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}</ref> His 90.4% career winning percentage is the highest all-time at Chicago.<ref name=MGUIDE/> Prior to his time at Chicago, Raycroft also served as [[Lawrence University]]'s head football coach for the 1894 season and compiled a 3–2 record.<ref>{{cite web| title =Lawrence Vikings football| work =Records and history| publisher =Lawrence University| year=2014| url =http://www2.lawrence.edu/athletics/football/footballrecords.pdf| accessdate =May 13, 2014}}</ref> Raycroft also served as head football coach at Stevens Point Normal School—now known as the [[University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point]]—for two seasons, from 1895 to 1896.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/36823897/|title=Normal School Notes|work=The Gazette|location=Stevens Point, Wisconsin|date=September 18, 1895|access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref>
-Raycroft later served as [[Princeton University]]'s Chairman of the Department of Health and Physical Education from 1911 until his retirement in 1936.<ref name=DOB/><ref>{{cite web| title =Joseph Raycroft Papers| work =| publisher =Princeton University| year=2014| url =http://findingaids.princeton.edu/collections/AC146| accessdate =May 13, 2014}}</ref>
+Raycroft later served as [[Princeton University]]'s Chairman of the Department of Health and Physical Education from 1911 until his retirement in 1936.<ref name=DOB/><ref>{{cite web| title =Joseph Raycroft Papers| publisher =Princeton University| year=2014| url =http://findingaids.princeton.edu/collections/AC146| accessdate =May 13, 2014}}</ref> Raycroft developed a comprehensive student health program based in large measure upon [[intramural athletics]], with participation rates approaching 90 percent of Princeton's undergraduate class.<ref>John Daye, ''Encyclopedia of Armed Forces Football: The Complete History of the Glory Years.'' Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2014; pg. 8.</ref>
 ==Head coaching record==
 ===Football===
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  | name      = [[Lawrence Vikings football|Lawrence Vikings]]
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  | name         = Lawrence
  | overall      = 3–2
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+ | ranking      = no
- | bowlscore    =
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- | bcsbowl      =
+{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
- | ranking      =
+ | name       = Lawrence
+ | overall    = 3–2
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+{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
+ | name      = [[Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football|Stevens Point Normal]]
+ | conf      = Independent
+ | startyear = 1895
+ | endyear   = 1896
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+{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
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+{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
+ | name       = Stevens Point Normal
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+ | overall  = 9–4
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 | championship = national
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+| season       = [[1906–07 IAAUS men's basketball season|1906–07]]
 | name         = [[1906–07 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team|Chicago]]
 | overall      = 21–2
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+| postseason   = [[Helms Athletic Foundation#National championship selections|Helms National Champions]]
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 | championship = national
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+| postseason   = [[Helms Athletic Foundation#National championship selections|Helms National Champions]]
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 | championship = national
-| season       = 1908–09
+| season       = [[1908–09 IAAUS men's basketball season|1908–09]]
 | name         = [[1908–09 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team|Chicago]]
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-| postseason   = [[Helms Athletic Foundation#National champions|Helms National Champions]]
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 }}
 {{CBB yearly record entry
 | championship = conference
-| season       = 1909–10
+| season       = [[1909–10 IAAUS men's basketball season|1909–10]]
-| name         = Chicago
+| name         = [[1909–10 Chicago Maroons men's basketball team|Chicago]]
 | overall      = 10–3
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+|overall={{Winning percentage|66|7|record=y}}
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-* [http://findingaids.princeton.edu/names/a893ba3f2c18614868d98479bc7b5c8d Full biography on Raycroft] @ Princeton University Library Finding Aids
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-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Raycroft, Joseph
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Raycroft, J. E.; Raycroft, Joseph Edward
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American college basketball and football coach; American doctor
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = November 15, 1867
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Williamstown, Vermont
-| DATE OF DEATH     = September 30, 1955
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = Trenton, New Jersey
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+[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
+[[Category:Basketball coaches from Vermont]]
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+[[Category:Chicago Maroons men's basketball players]]
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-[[Category:People from Orange County, Vermont]]
+[[Category:People from Williamstown, Vermont]]
-[[Category:People from Trenton, New Jersey]]
 [[Category:Princeton University faculty]]
 [[Category:Rush Medical College alumni]]
-[[Category:University of Chicago alumni]]
 [[Category:Worcester Academy alumni]]
+[[Category:Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers football coaches]]
+[[Category:Basketball players from Trenton, New Jersey]]