Lorin Earl "Red" Ball was an American baseball, basketball and ice hockey player and coach.
Though originally a member of the class of 1920, Ball took a year off after his junior season and returned to finish his degree in 1921.
After receiving a bachelor's in Agricultural Education, Ball was hired by the school's athletic department to coach the freshman baseball and basketball teams.
[3] Now a full-time faculty member, Ball decided that his commitment to the varsity teams was too great and had to end his tenure as freshman basketball coach.
[5] Due primarily to the lack of a permanent, enclosed home rink, the team could not sustain that level of play and the latter half of the decade was mired in subpar records and shortened seasons.
After the suspension of the hockey program, Ball remained at the school as an instructor of Physical Education and eventually found his way back to the basketball team.