Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 1982
- Class:
- 1958
Born April 23, 1932 in Cleveland, OhioโฆGraduated from KSU with a business degree in 1958โฆAn All-Scholastic selectionโฆOwns six KSU single season and career pitching recordsโฆSeason 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)โฆNamed All-MAC Second Team in 1952 and All-MAC First Team in 1953, 1954, and 1956โฆThe first KSU player to be named All-MAC in baseball three timesโฆHurled two no-hittersโฆPermitted only 151 hits during careerโฆPrior to moving to San Jose, he coached a Senior Babe Ruth team to state championship in Illinois, 1972-75โฆServed in the U.S. Army from 1954-56โฆCivic organization included Rotary ClubโฆMarried to the former Barbara Ann Wassick of Homer City, PAโฆThey are the parents of one daughterโฆHe was an outstanding sandlot player in Cleveland and was reputed to throw the โHeaviest Ballโ of any pitcher in the area for yearsโฆA speedballer who overpowered hitters, he was a burly type and was right-handed.
