George H. Pritchard was an

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, and

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coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach Oklahoma Methodist University—now known as

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—from 1913 to 1914, Eureka College in

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from 1917 to 1919, Drury College—now known as

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—in

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from 1920 to 1923, and

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in Hiram, Ohio from 1924 to 1927. In 1932, Pritchard was named

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at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College—now known as Southeast Missouri State University.

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