Howard Prentice

Howard Anderson Prentice (April 27, 1906 – March 16, 1976) was an American athlete and coach at the University of Vermont who was a member of the Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team from 1926 to 1928 and the head of university's physical education department from 1928 to 1942. He then worked as a trade association executive until 1967.

University of Vermont Prentice was born on April 27, 1906, in Manchester, Vermont, to Robert James and Bertha (Orene) Anderson. He attended the University of Vermont, where he was a forward on the school's basketball team, first baseman on the baseball team, and a long jump specialist for the track team. Prentice was inducted into the University of Vermont Athletic Hall of Fame in 1971.

After graduating, Prentice became UVM's athletic director and director of physical education. He stepped down after one season to focus on his work as director of physical education, which included supervising all intramural sports. From 1936 to 1937, he was UVM's freshman baseball team.