Fred M. Hatch

Hatch was born October 28, 1877, in Bureau County, Illinois and grew up near Creston, Iowa.

On September 10, 1907, he was appointed football coach at West High School in Cleveland.

[1] Hatch married his Oberlin College Classmate, Ellen Hayden Birdseye, on September 28, 1905.

His coaching record at Alma was 7–1 and his squad was declared conference champions for the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

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