Pete Butler (coach)

Louis C. "Pete" Butler (1909 – January 26, 1983) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head baseball coach at Colorado State College of Education—now known as the University of Northern Colorado—from 1941 to 1967, compiling a record of 416–154–2. Butler was also the school's head basketball coach from 1940 to 1943 and again from 1945 to 1956, tally mark of 151–133. His baseball teams won 25 consecutive Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships.[1]

Pete Butler
Biographical details
Born1909
DiedJanuary 26, 1983
Playing career
Baseball
1930–1931Colorado State Teachers
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1940–?Colorado State Teachers (assistant)
Basketball
1940–1943Colorado State Teachers
1945–1956Colorado State Teachers
Baseball
1941–1967Colorado State Teachers
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1934–1940New Mexico Mines
Head coaching record
Overall151–133 (basketball)
417–153–2 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Baseball
25 RMC (1941–1942, 1945–1967)

Head coaching record

Baseball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Colorado State Bears (Rocky Mountain Conference) (1941–1967)
1941 Colorado State 7–6–1st
1942 Colorado State 9–1–1st
1945 Colorado State ––1st
1946 Colorado State 4–0–1st
1947 Colorado State 6–2–1st
1948 Colorado State 14–48–01st
1949 Colorado State 17–28–01stRegion D Playoff
1950 Colorado State 15–86–21stRegion VII Playoff
1951 Colorado State 12–5–17–11st
1952 Colorado State 15–99–11stCollege World Series
1953 Colorado State 15–69–11stCollege World Series
1954 Colorado State 17–79–11stRegion VII Playoff
1955 Colorado State 25–410–01stCollege World Series
1956 Colorado State 21–510–01stRegion VII Playoff
1957 Colorado State 24–8–1stCollege World Series
1958 Colorado State College 20–10–1stCollege World Series
1959 Colorado State College 24–710–11stCollege World Series
1960 Colorado State College 23–915–11stCollege World Series
1961 Colorado State College 28–810–01stCollege World Series
1962 Colorado State College 22–1110–21stCollege World Series
1963 Colorado State College 21–812–01stDistrict VII Playoff
1964 Colorado State College 20–7–116–01stDistrict VII Playoff
1965 Colorado State College 21–1011–01stDistrict VII Playoff
1966 Colorado State College 20–713–11stDistrict VII Playoff
1967 Colorado State College 17–910–21stDistrict VII Playoff
Colorado State College: 417–153–2183–13
Total:417–153–2

      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
  1. "Butler Quits Coaching At Greeley School". Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. United Press International. October 25, 1967. p. 24. Retrieved November 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .
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