Birth Date: | 22 February 1902 |
Birth Place: | Doylestown, Ohio, U.S. |
Death Place: | Rochester, New York, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Years2: | 1921–1923 |
Player Team2: | Syracuse |
Player Years3: | 1924 |
Player Team3: | Rochester Jeffersons |
Player Positions: | Guard, end (football) Point guard (basketball) Outfielder (baseball) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Team2: | Syracuse |
Coach Years2: | 1947–1948 |
Coach Sport3: | Basketball |
Coach Team4: | Syracuse (freshmen) |
Coach Years4: | 1927 |
Overall Record: | 4–14 |
Reaves Henry Baysinger (February 22, 1902 – December 4, 1994) was the head football coach at Syracuse from 1947 to 1948. Despite his strong ties to the university he only produced a 4–14 (.222) record. On a higher note, in 1927, he coached the freshman basketball team to an undefeated 23–0 record.
Baysinger played college football as a guard and end at Syracuse. During his senior season, he was an honorable mention all-American. He also played basketball as a point guard, and baseball as an outfielder. Baysinger played one game in the NFL as a member of the Rochester Jeffersons in 1924.[1] He died in 1994.