13 Facts About Dim Batterson

George Wilder "Dim" Batterson was an American football coach for high school, college and professional teams.

At the turn of the century, in 1899,1900 and 1901, Dim Batterson coached and played fullback for the Oakdales, a semi-pro football club from South Buffalo, New York.

Around 1905, Dim Batterson played for the Buffalo All-Stars, an early semi-pro football team, who would later evolve into the Buffalo All-Americans-Rangers-Bisons franchise.

Dim Batterson started his coaching career at the high school level.

Dim Batterson won four Buffalo City High School Championships while coaching at Masten Park High School including three consecutive in 1918,1919 and 1920.

Dim Batterson left the high school ranks in 1922 to become the football coach at the University at Buffalo.

Dim Batterson lasted one year at the University winning only one game.

Dim Batterson then coached with the Buffalo Bisons and Rangers of the early National Football League.

Dim Batterson was first brought onto the team as an assistant coach by his former student at Masten Park High, Walter Koppisch, in 1925, and he stayed in that position in 1926.

Dim Batterson was named the team's head coach at the start of the 1927 NFL season and was the first head coach in the team's history not to be a player-coach.

Dim Batterson never coached in the NFL again leaving his career coaching record at 0 won, five lost.

Dim Batterson died at the age of 51 on December 5,1935, in Buffalo General Hospital due to complications from a hernia surgery.

Dim Batterson was elected to Harvard Cup Hall of Fame in 2002.