Joe Prater
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 19, 1922 St. Paul, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 2004 (aged 81) Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1942 | Sanford Spinners |
| 1942 | Olean Oilers |
| 1946 | Oshkosh Giants |
| 1947 | Chanute Athletics |
| Basketball | |
| 1940 | Arkansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1948–1950 | Lamar Union HS (CO) (assistant) |
| 1951–1955 | Lamar Union HS (CO) (assistant) |
| 1956–1973 | Pueblo / Southern Colorado |
| Basketball | |
| 1948–1949 | Lamar Union HS (CO) (assistant) |
| 1949–1956 | Lamar Union HS (CO) |
| 1974–1980 | Cavalry Baptist Church HS (CO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 52–53–2 (college football) |
Joseph Claude Prater Jr. (November 19, 1922 – August 1, 2004) was an American minor league baseball player and a college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Colorado State College—now known as Colorado State University Pueblo—from 1956 to 1973.