Fred M. Hatch

Who was Fred M. Hatch?

Fred Milton Hatch was an American football coach in the United States. He was born 28 Oct 1877 in Bureau County, IL. He grew up near Creston, IA. He attended the Oberlin Academy from 1896 to 1898. In 1898 enrolled in the College and graduated in 1902. He was the captain of the Football team in 1900 and of the Track Team in 1902. After graduation, he taught and coached several sports at Valley City State Normal School in North Dakota, Waynesburg, PA and at Alma College in Michigan. Newspaper records suggest his basketball teams were particularly successful. On 10 September 1907, he was appointed football coach at West High School, Cleveland. In 1910 he gave up teaching and became a railway postal clerk based in Oberlin, Ohio. Apparently he continued to coach in various local organizations for some years.

He married his Oberlin College Classmate, Ellen Hayden Birdseye, on 28 September 1905. Exactly one year after their marriage their only son, George Birdseye, was born. Fred died on 25 Dec 1932 in Oberlin, Ohio.