Background
He was born 28 October 1877 in Bureau County, Illinois. He grew up near Creston, Iowa.
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Fred Milton Hatch
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He attended the Oberlin Academy from 1896 to 1898. In 1898 enrolled in the College and graduated in 1902.
Career
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, Pennsylvania 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.
Fred died on 25 December 1932 in Oberlin, Ohio. Hatch was the head college football coach for the Alma Scots located in Alma, Michigan.
He held that position for the 1902 season.
His coaching record at Alma was 7 wins and 1 losses and his squad was declared conference champions for the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him Number. 12 at Alma in total wins and Number.
2 at the school in winning percentage (875).
