Reaves Baysinger Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: pro-football-reference.com. . November 26, 2015.