Vincent Borleske

Raymond Vincent "Nig" Borleske (January 8, 1887 – January 2, 1957) was an American professional baseball player, college football player and coach, and athletics administrator.

[3] In 1912, he was appointed coach at Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon.

[4] Three years later, in 1915, he returned to Whitman, succeeding Archie Hahn as athletic director and coach.

[5] Borleske also coached basketball and baseball at Whitman before leaving the school in 1947.

[8] Borleske was one of a number of American athletes in the first half of the 20th century to be nicknamed "Nig", being referred to as such in newspaper reports as early as September 1907.