S. R. Batson
American engineer and athletics coach
About S. R. Batson
Lived 1884 – 1961 (aged 77). S. R. Batson was an American civil engineer, american football coach, basketball coach, track and field coach and athletic director.
Stephen Radford Batson Sr. (November 1, 1884 – November 26, 1961) was an American civil engineer, college football, college basketball, college baseball, and track and field coach.
Batson was born on November 1, 1884, in Bessemer, Alabama. He attended Auburn University and played college football as a center. During his final year with Auburn he was the co-freshmen coach alongside J. G. Davis. He also played baseball. After leaving Auburn, he was the head of athletics at Birmingham College, a position he held for one year.
Batson spent most of his life working as an engineer, and operated Batson Construction Co. until his retirement in 1948. He is credited as the builder of the first mile of permanent highway in Alabama. He served as an engineer for state highways under governor Bibb Graves.
Batson died on November 26, 1861, at his home in Birmingham, Alabama.
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American engineer and athletics coach (1884–1961)
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S. R. Batson was born on 1 November 1884 in Bessemer.
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S. R. Batson died on 26 November 1961 in Birmingham.
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S. R. Batson was a civil engineer, american football coach, basketball coach, track and field coach and athletic director.
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S. R. Batson was American.
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