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Nick E. Hinch

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Nick E. Hinch
Biographical details
Born(1869-09-08)September 8, 1869
Canada
DiedNovember 12, 1961(1961-11-12) (aged 92)
Conconully, Washington, U.S.
Alma materToronto (1898)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1908Cheney Normal
1912Cheney Normal
Basketball
1905–1906Cheney Normal
Head coaching record
Overall2–4 (football)
3–6 (basketball)

Nicholas Edward Hinch (September 8, 1869 – November 12, 1961) was a Canadian-American professor of English and a college football and college basketball coach. He was an 1898 graduate of the University of Toronto.[1] He was instrumental in founding the English department at State Normal School at Cheney–now known as Eastern Washington University–in Cheney, Washington.[2] Hinch served the head football coach at Cheney Normal in 1908 and 1912, compiling a record of 2–4. He was also the school's head basketball coach for one season, in 1905–06, tallying a mark of 3–6.[3]

Hinch taught at Cheney Normal from 1903 to 1919. He left Cheney to 1919 to become head of the English department at Washington State Normal School in Ellensburg—now known as Central Washington University. He served in that role until his retirement in 1943. Hinch died on November 12, 1961, at his home in Conconully, Washington.[4]

Head coaching record

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Football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Cheyney Normal (Independent) (1908)
1908 Cheyney Normal 2–3
Cheyney Normal (Independent) (1912)
1912 Cheyney Normal 0–1
Cheyney Normal: 2–4
Total: 2–4

References

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  1. ^ "Washington Public Documents, Volume 1". State of Washington. 1907. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "History of the State Normal School At Cheney Chapter 9, Part B". usgennet.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball History and Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Ex-Educator Succumbs at Age 92". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 15, 1961. p. 6. Retrieved February 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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