Bailey J. Santistevan, Sr.

Bailey Joseph Santistevan, Sr. (Sept. 4, 1901 - June 15, 1954) - was a baseball coach who was born in Las Animas, Colorado on Sept. 4, 1901. His father was John (Juan) F. Santistevan and Teresina Hartt of Taos, New Mexico. He played semipro 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, Bailey's Boys.https://www.si.com/vault/1999/07/05/8108562/baileys-boys-more-than-half-a-century-ago-a-crusty-coach-in-the-onestreet-utah-town-of-bingham-canyon-taught-miners-sons-how-to-play-baseballand-survive-in-a-hostile-world. He was inducted into the American Legion Fall of Fame where he is considered one of the most successful coaches in Legion baseball.[9]

He played baseball at and graduated from Colorado State in the early 1920s.

Bailey Santistevan in the 1920s at Colorado State University


References

  1. ↑ "Bingham_football_season_history". Matchuput.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  2. ↑ 1957 he was labeled the "Dean of Utah Coaches."
  3. ↑ "The Deseret News - Google News Archive". News.google.com. 1957-12-18. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  4. ↑ Aragon, Andrew (2006-06-26). "The Salt Lake Tribune Archives - Then: Santistevan began dynasty". Archive.sltrib.com. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  5. ↑ "Game's lure resurrected in 'Twilight'". Deseret News. 2005-05-02. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Collection warms the wait until spring training - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2005-12-18. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  8. ↑ http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH2005/JSH3201/jsh3201x.pdf
  9. ↑ "AMERICAN LEGION INDUCTS 21 INTO HALL OF FAME". Deseret News. 1993-07-18. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
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