 Prettyman, c. 1922, pictured in the Hamilton College yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1883 Milford, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | May 24, 1963 (aged 80) Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1905 | Springfield Training School |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1905 | Springfield Training School |
| Ice hockey | |
| c. 1905 | Springfield Training School |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1912–1926 | Nichols School (NY) |
| 1917–1920 | Hamilton |
| Ice hockey | |
| 1918–1943 | Hamilton |
| 1943–1944 | Colgate |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1912–1917 | Nichols School (NY) |
| 1917–1946 | Hamilton |
| 1946–1949 | Sampson College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–10–3 (college football) 141–80–7 (college ice hockey) |
Albert Ira Prettyman (February 7, 1883 – May 24, 1963) was an American sports coach, athletics administrator, and educator. During his career, he coached many sports, including football, basketball, baseball, and track and field, but the majority of his work was in ice hockey. He spent most of his career at Hamilton College, where he served as athletic director from 1917 to 1946, head football coached from 1917 to 1920, and head ice hockey coach from 1918 to 1943. Prettyman also coached the United States ice hockey team at the 1936 Winter Olympics, which won the bronze medal. Prettyman was a member of two Olympic Committees and the founder, and lasting member of, the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Hockey Rules Committee. When Prettyman died, the American Hockey Coaches Association called him "the father of college hockey."
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