Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1982
- Class:
- 1958
Born April 23, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio…Graduated from KSU with a business degree in 1958…An All-Scholastic selection…Owns six KSU single season and career pitching records…Season marks include Most Strikeouts (75, 1954), and Innings Pitched (802/3, 1954) while career marks that still stand include Most Wins (16, 1952-54, 1956), Most Appearances (39), Strikeouts (216), and Innings Pitched (2472/3)…Named All-MAC Second Team in 1952 and All-MAC First Team in 1953, 1954, and 1956…The first KSU player to be named All-MAC in baseball three times…Hurled two no-hitters…Permitted only 151 hits during career…Prior to moving to San Jose, he coached a Senior Babe Ruth team to state championship in Illinois, 1972-75…Served in the U.S. Army from 1954-56…Civic organization included Rotary Club…Married to the former Barbara Ann Wassick of Homer City, PA…They are the parents of one daughter…He was an outstanding sandlot player in Cleveland and was reputed to throw the “Heaviest Ball” of any pitcher in the area for years…A speedballer who overpowered hitters, he was a burly type and was right-handed.
