Bailey Santistevan
Bailey Joseph Santistevan Sr. (4 September 1901 in Las Animas, Colorado – 15 June 1954 in Copperton, Utah) was an American baseball and football coach. His parents were John (Juan) F. Santistevan and Teresina Hartt of Taos, New Mexico. He played semi-pro baseball. While playing in Bingham Canyon, Utah he was asked to coach sports for Bingham High School and ended with a 101-82-19 football record.[1][2][3][4]
He created the Eskimo Pie league before Little League was formed as noted by John Schulian in his book, Twilight of the Long-ball Gods.[5][6][7][8] Bailey was featured in the July 5, 1999 Sports Illustrated article Bailey's Boys.[9] He was inducted into the American Legion Fall of Fame where he is considered one of the most successful coaches in American Legion Baseball.[10]
He played baseball at and graduated from Colorado State University in the early 1920s.
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- ^ "1957 he was labeled the "Dean of Utah Coaches."". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- ^ "The Deseret News - Google News Archive". 1957-12-18. Archived from the original on 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ Aragon, Andrew (2006-06-26). "The Salt Lake Tribune Archives - Then: Santistevan began dynasty". Archive.sltrib.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- ^ "Game's lure resurrected in 'Twilight'". Deseret News. 2005-05-02. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "Continuum, the Magazine of the University of Utah - Fall 2004". Continuum.utah.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "Collection warms the wait until spring training - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2005-12-18. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- ^ "Twilight of the Long-ball Gods: Dispatches from the Disappearing Heart of Baseball" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 7, 2010.
- ^ "Bailey's Boys More than half a century ago, a crusty coach in the one-street Utah town of Bingham Canyon taught miners' sons how to play baseball--and survive in a hostile world". Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "AMERICAN LEGION INDUCTS 21 INTO HALL OF FAME". Deseret News. 1993-07-18. Retrieved 2011-11-25.