| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1922-11-19)November 19, 1922 St. Paul, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 2004(2004-08-01) (aged 81) |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1942 | Sanford Spinners |
| 1942 | Olean Oilers |
| 1946 | Oshkosh Giants |
| 1947 | Chanute Athletics |
| Basketball | |
| 1940 | Arkansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1956–1973 | Pueblo JC / Southern Colorado State |
Joseph Claude Prater (November 19, 1922 – August 1, 2004) was an American minor league baseball player and a college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Colorado State University–Pueblo from 1956 to 1973.
References
- "Joseph Prater". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- "Joseph Prater". Greater Pueblo Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Greater Pueblo Sports Hall of Fame profile
| CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves head football coaches | |
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- 1922 births
- 2004 deaths
- CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football coaches
- Olean Oilers players
- Oshkosh Giants players
- Sanford Spinners players
- High school basketball coaches in Colorado
- High school football coaches in Colorado
- People from Madison County, Arkansas
- Sportspeople from Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Baseball players from Arkansas
- 20th-century American sportsmen