Background
Bayh was born in Quincy, Indiana, the son of Mettie/Nettie (née Evans) and Frederick C. "Fred" Bayh.
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Birch Bayh
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He was the Head Coach at Indiana State University from 1918 to 1923. During this time, he also served as the Head Baseball Coach, Athletic Director and Professor of Physical Education. Bayh"s.640 winning percentage at Indiana State ranks him as the sixth-winningest coach in the school"s history.
He began his career as a teacher and coach in the public schools of Owen and Clay counties of Indiana.
He later became director of physical education of the Terre Haute, Indiana, public school system and later held the same position for the Washington, District of Columbia, public school system. He was a long-time high school basketball official in Indiana and officiated ten state championship games, a record that he still holds today.
He was a World War I veteran, holding the rank of Major and held an exercise certificate (an associate degree) from the North American Gymnastics Union of Indianapolis. In 2009, Indiana State renamed its School of Education the "Bayh School of Education" to honor the Bayh family.
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